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Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
By:Kevin Greer
Date: 3/16/2012, 8:20 am

: Hello all,
: I took out my deck staples and did planing and initial 80 grit
: sanding. I got a real kick out of wetting this thing down and
: seeing the true colors of what I've created. I swear after the
: first wet down I stood there in awe and stared at it for like
: 20+ minutes only thinking "I made that" :) Then it
: dried and I just had to wet it down again when my wife got home
: to show her what I've been doing.

: It was very satisfying to see the color come out of the wood to say
: the least... Is there a point where I can wet the kayak down to
: many times? Can this effect the glue or the wood or bugger
: anything else up? I can see myself going through this (probably
: more than once) after each grit of sanding.

: Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic..

Excellent work Andrew.... What kind of wood did you use....

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt? *PIC*
Andrew T -- 3/15/2012, 8:36 pm
Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
Robert N Pruden -- 3/16/2012, 5:24 am
Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
Etienne Muller -- 3/16/2012, 5:36 am
Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
Kevin Greer -- 3/16/2012, 8:20 am
Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/16/2012, 8:48 am
Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
Ian Cummins -- 3/16/2012, 3:46 pm
Re: Strip: Such a thing as to much damp t-shirt?
Andrew T -- 3/16/2012, 6:47 pm
It depends on who is wearing it. *NM*
Bob Johns -- 3/17/2012, 7:31 am
Re: It depends on who is wearing it. *PIC*
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/17/2012, 6:08 pm
PS - Great looking boat Andrew *NM*
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/17/2012, 6:10 pm
Re: It depends on who is wearing it.
Bob Johns -- 3/18/2012, 6:58 am