[PSUBS-MAILIST] PAINT APPLICATION

Tue Mar 17 00:44:48 EDT 2020

OK thanks Jon
Rick

On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 4:35 PM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Alec rollered SNOOPY and got a nice orange peel type finish if I remember
> correctly.  I liked it.  And as Alan stated, roller/brushing makes touchups
> much less noticeable.  I plan to roller the K600 for that very reason.
>
> Macropoxy 646 is correct.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Sunday, March 15, 2020, 06:27:30 PM EDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles
> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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>
> Hi Rick,
> I bought a spray gun capable of spraying a two pot epoxy, but needed a
> lot of thinner to get it to work. The gun was considered disposable.
> A lot of yachts just get painted with a roller. A lot easier & cheaper.
> Just
> do the brackets & things with a brush & what you can with a roller.
> It will be easier to repair bangs & scratches if you can just use a roller
> rather
> than a spray gun.
> It also depends on how well the sub is fared & prepared as a spray finish
> will show up more imperfections.
> Perhaps head down to the local marina & see what a rolled finish looks like
> compared to a sprayed finish.
> Alan
>
> On 16/03/2020, at 10:10 AM, via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> Cool. And this has to do with lift bags in what way, exactly?
> Vance
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
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> Sent: Sun, Mar 15, 2020 4:51 pm
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lift Bag
>
> Just went into the local Sherwin-Williams store here in Hilo Hawaii and
> gave them the Psubs account number that Jon gave me quite awhile ago and
> they actually found it! I was asking about Macropoxy as someone had
> mentioned that they had used that and were happy with it so the guy asked
> me what type of Macropoxy I wanted and proceeded to name off a lot of them.
>  One he mentioned was the Macropoxy 646 which sounded familiar and said
> that it was $69 a gallon (two gallons to a kit) but with the discount it
> was $58 a gallon. He said that the best cosmetic result is to spray it on
> but that it takes a special commercial grade system to do it. There are a
> few spots on the sub that would be hard to get to with a spray gun so I was
> planning on just rolling and brushing it on which he said wouldn't look
> that good as you would be able to see the brush strokes as it is so thick.
> Would like to hear from all of you as to what you used and how you applied
> it, "spray versus
> Rick
>
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 9:33 AM Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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> David,         Will you have a vent for it that you can operate from
> inside?
>
> Brian
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> --- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
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> From: David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
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> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lift Bag
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 23:57:54 -0700
>
> Brian, I am having subsalv build custom bags for the Seaquestor. To used
> on the surface, placed under the front pilot position to lift the nose and
> give more freeboard if needed. Also a backup if needed.
> David
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 5:46 PM Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> Brian,
> you could put a view port in it & use it for self isolating while going
> shopping!
> Alan
>
> On 15/03/2020, at 11:28 AM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> Alan,          I'm thinking Nazi gold, not sure how much one bar weighs.
>     This has a lifting capacity of 550 lbs.    I was thinking I could use
> it for an emergency lift also, just run a flexible hose in there and maybe
> tie it down with some break away ties.
>
>
> Rick ,  your big lift bags sound really interesting,  Hank may have use
> for those.
>
> Brian
>
>
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> --- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
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> From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Lift Bag
> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:21:14 +1300
>
> Have you thought up a use for it yet Brian?
>
> On 15/03/2020, at 8:51 AM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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> Check out my new acquisition !
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