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Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
By:Paul Montgomery
Date: 1/22/2012, 8:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder (Brian Nystrom)

: There is one significant drawback to doing this, which I learned
: the hard way. If you don't tint the first coat, scratches in the
: finish show up really badly.

My hull is white so I don't have that problem, but I guess a darker color could cause that problem. My main concern was to keep from coloring the frame.

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Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
stefalo -- 1/22/2012, 1:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 3:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 3:08 am
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stefalo -- 1/22/2012, 3:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 4:10 am
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Ken Blanton -- 1/22/2012, 6:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Matthias -- 1/22/2012, 7:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Dave Gentry -- 1/22/2012, 7:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Paul Montgomery -- 1/22/2012, 9:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2012, 12:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Paul Montgomery -- 1/22/2012, 8:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Ken Blanton -- 1/22/2012, 5:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Paul Montgomery -- 1/22/2012, 8:06 pm
About the glue laming..
David Bynoe -- 1/22/2012, 7:08 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Jeff Soper -- 2/5/2012, 1:13 am
Re: About the glue laming..
stefalo -- 2/8/2012, 11:09 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Mike Savage -- 2/9/2012, 4:00 am
Re: About the glue laming..
stefalo -- 2/9/2012, 12:18 am
Re: About the glue laming..
Jeff Soper -- 2/14/2012, 5:27 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2012, 2:03 am
Re: About the glue laming..
Jeff Soper -- 2/20/2012, 9:50 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2012, 3:47 am
Re: About the glue laming..
ancient kayaker -- 2/9/2012, 10:55 am
Re: About the glue laming..
Mike Savage -- 2/9/2012, 2:23 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
John Abercrombie -- 2/9/2012, 3:51 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
ancient kayaker -- 2/9/2012, 10:12 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Mike Savage -- 2/10/2012, 6:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 1/22/2012, 11:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2012, 2:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/23/2012, 11:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
stefalo -- 1/23/2012, 5:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Ken Blanton -- 1/23/2012, 9:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2012, 2:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
ancient kayaker -- 1/24/2012, 12:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Matthias -- 1/24/2012, 2:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
ancient kayaker -- 1/25/2012, 12:55 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
stefalo -- 1/25/2012, 6:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
ancient kayaker -- 1/25/2012, 10:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Ken Blanton -- 1/24/2012, 4:58 pm