It was sort of like icing a cake. A BIG cake ....
Once I got the technique sorted out, it didn't go too bad. I used the West System epoxy and the 410 filler for the deck and cockpit. And again, once the filler had set up, it was time to get back at the sanding! Not my favorite part of the construction, but a necessary evil. I purchased a pneumatic board sander to help complete this part. Money well spent because otherwise I would have spent the same or more money on masseuse bills to take the knots out of my shoulders!
Once everything was sanded out, it was on to the primer. I used the Interlux 2000E epoxy primer and it worked well. It comes in two colours - Grey and white. This serves two purposes, one is that while you are applying it, you can see the previous coat and make sure that there is good coverage with the next coat. And two, when it comes time to sand the final coat, you can see the depth at which you are sanding. The previous layers will start to be exposed. The pictures will show that on applying the 1st top coat of polyurethane, that the underlying surface looks blotchy with grey spots here and there. That is the layers of primer ..... it serves as a bit of final fairing of the surface.
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