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1958 sportsman bilge color?

Post by undersee » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:00 pm

I know the correct bilge color for a 58 sportsman is varnished. A while ago it was a topic and a great question with a huge reply.
I've replaced the keel, a bunch of frames, battens, plywood, and bottom planks.
This will never be a high end award winning show boat. Am I killing my self trying to sand and make all the wood match or should I just use red CC bilge paint?

What would you guys do?
I tried to get this in a poll but it doesn't seem like I did it right

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If it was easy anyone could do it.
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Bilge Color

Post by Captain Nemo » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:52 pm

99.9% of us would probably not know if a painted bilge was correct on this particular model. I say just don't go with the red metal flake paint :lol: .
Boats are to be made of wood, otherwise, God would have grown fiberglass trees.

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Post by tom king » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:42 pm

Here is Dale Tassell's secret receipe for CC bilge paint (word for word):
> >
> > "OK, Here is my secrete recipe for home made bilge paint.
> > The paints I see you can order are to heavy enamal,
> > maroon in color and
> > don't match the older color red. There is a gray color in
> > the same for those
> > who have gray bilge's.
> > Go to Benjamin Moore paint store and get the Fresh Start
> > Premium Primer #
> > 100-20 RED One quart. Also get a can of Floods Penetrol
> > Paint Conditioner.
> > One quart.
> > You mix the two together 50-50. Then add 15 to 20% of
> > your favorite
> > varnish to ad a little sheen to it so it is not to flat.
> > I am finding over the years that to may are useing to
> > heavy of an enamel.
> > The original was a stain like color so the wood can
> > breath.
> > Just a note of a bad no no. I had a friend years ago
> > use water base
> > Latex enamel. It block the water in the wood and rotted out
> > in two years.
> > What a mess.
> > Hope this answers the question on a simple way to color
> > a bilge. The
> > color is so close to the factory color you can use it to
> > touch up an area

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