for the welds use a twisted wire brush on an angle grinder, honestly the power of the angle grinder the to toughness of the brush makes light work of removing stubborn areas like that. Worked a treat on my boat.
and then use a poly abrasive disc, use it for rust and paint removal. the wire brushes are decent but for large jobs an electric drill is very time consuming
Yh I’ve got a lot of twisted wire brush discs, I bought 2 and Steve gave me another 4, one of them a 7/8 inch twisted cap, huge! But atm I’ve only got the giant angle grinder, the ones for cutting paving slabs. Was gonna pick up one to add to my set but haven’t got round to it yet. But yh absolutely right on
The epoxy paint along with your painstaking preparations will make for a real good base for the topcoat to sit on, will also stop any further corrosion over the winter if you don’t have time to complete further coats👍👍
Prep is key you have a lot of brush marks in the paint . I'm guessing you are going to sand back the area's you have already painted. Otherwise it will show through on every coat
Good job. A little concerned to see standing water on the roof. Can the low spots be filled? The welding seems substandard IMO, maybe it was done at quarter to pub on a friday lol. Is that something you can address?
It’s a soar valley boat, all the welds are chemically tested, the nanny and grandad make a narrowboat channel has a full build videos of their soar valley boat, I’m not worried, everyone at the yard has commented on the excellent build quality of the boat. As for the standing water on the roof, Yh it’s an issue with boats with these kind of handrails, they can quickly rot out the ropes leaving them wet tucked into that crease, but things don’t fall into the river from the roof like with James style handrails. And standing water won’t be an issue when the boat is rocking side to side in the water. I’d rather have the other type, but if we’re doing that, I’d rather have a midship exit hatch, rather than side viewing hatches and bigger windows for more light. But this is the boat I bought…
@@olivellanarrowboat4319 you can always change bits. Yeah, I saw the build on the nanny grandad. was great to watch. Just thought I saw a couple of thin welds where water was holding on.
@@DEmma1972I just watched the video on my regular tv for the first time, much bigger than than the phone it’s edited on. Yh I see what you’re talking about, also there looks to be a gap in the weld, but there’s a weld underneath that one, it looks thin where the bottom weld stops and the top one keeps on going, making a little step. I’m assuming it’s where they initially tack it together before continuously weld it. Thinking about it, the handrail shape doesn’t appear in the ceiling on the inside of the boat, and the upper outer exterior edge isn’t welded, so they must have bent the sides over and welded to the already established roof, making a hollow box for the handrails, fascinating, I’m going to have a closer look when I’m back next week, if the inside roof/wall angle is welded, then it’s 2 welds deep protection from the rain. Good eye, thanks for the concern 👍 and the comment 😉
This preparation and type of paint you used will last forever. Congrats!
Boom. One step closer. Keep it going man
Spay foam a week on Monday buddy, let me know next time you’re near Leicester 👍
Always difficult to make the most of the dry weather but the outside was definitely the right choice. Great job
Thanks very much man 👍
for the welds use a twisted wire brush on an angle grinder, honestly the power of the angle grinder the to toughness of the brush makes light work of removing stubborn areas like that. Worked a treat on my boat.
and then use a poly abrasive disc, use it for rust and paint removal. the wire brushes are decent but for large jobs an electric drill is very time consuming
Yh I’ve got a lot of twisted wire brush discs, I bought 2 and Steve gave me another 4, one of them a 7/8 inch twisted cap, huge! But atm I’ve only got the giant angle grinder, the ones for cutting paving slabs. Was gonna pick up one to add to my set but haven’t got round to it yet. But yh absolutely right on
The epoxy paint along with your painstaking preparations will make for a real good base for the topcoat to sit on, will also stop any further corrosion over the winter if you don’t have time to complete further coats👍👍
Yh man, I really feel the clock ticking! How was your trip?
Such hard work, I admire you, well done. Christine
Thanks very much 😀👍
👍👌🇨🇦❤, new sub
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Prep is key you have a lot of brush marks in the paint . I'm guessing you are going to sand back the area's you have already painted. Otherwise it will show through on every coat
Yep,once I get the whole thing covered I’ll sand it all and do it all again with a roller and lay it off with a brush
Good job. A little concerned to see standing water on the roof. Can the low spots be filled? The welding seems substandard IMO, maybe it was done at quarter to pub on a friday lol. Is that something you can address?
It’s a soar valley boat, all the welds are chemically tested, the nanny and grandad make a narrowboat channel has a full build videos of their soar valley boat, I’m not worried, everyone at the yard has commented on the excellent build quality of the boat. As for the standing water on the roof, Yh it’s an issue with boats with these kind of handrails, they can quickly rot out the ropes leaving them wet tucked into that crease, but things don’t fall into the river from the roof like with James style handrails. And standing water won’t be an issue when the boat is rocking side to side in the water. I’d rather have the other type, but if we’re doing that, I’d rather have a midship exit hatch, rather than side viewing hatches and bigger windows for more light. But this is the boat I bought…
@@olivellanarrowboat4319 you can always change bits. Yeah, I saw the build on the nanny grandad. was great to watch. Just thought I saw a couple of thin welds where water was holding on.
@@DEmma1972I just watched the video on my regular tv for the first time, much bigger than than the phone it’s edited on. Yh I see what you’re talking about, also there looks to be a gap in the weld, but there’s a weld underneath that one, it looks thin where the bottom weld stops and the top one keeps on going, making a little step. I’m assuming it’s where they initially tack it together before continuously weld it. Thinking about it, the handrail shape doesn’t appear in the ceiling on the inside of the boat, and the upper outer exterior edge isn’t welded, so they must have bent the sides over and welded to the already established roof, making a hollow box for the handrails, fascinating, I’m going to have a closer look when I’m back next week, if the inside roof/wall angle is welded, then it’s 2 welds deep protection from the rain. Good eye, thanks for the concern 👍 and the comment 😉
@@DEmma1972 and as for changing bits, Yh I’ve had a few people say Houdini hatches, sky lights etc, but there’s already so much to do…
@@olivellanarrowboat4319 its easier to do it now than when your home is all fitted out pretty