This weekends adventure

Salty
Posts: 805
Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 1:35 am
Location: Houston

This weekends adventure

Post by Salty »

Polished + Everbrite'd the curb side from the door back. Got another section of stripe done same place.
IMG_20200816_172834.jpg
IMG_20200816_184140.jpg
1987 34V
2000 Ford F250
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
User avatar
Razorback
Moderator
Posts: 1919
Joined: Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:42 am

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by Razorback »

Nice!
(You have the same main awning fabric that I have..)
Razorback (Paul)
1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F-250 7.3L PowerStroke
I'm a "whosoever"... are you???
Salty
Posts: 805
Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 1:35 am
Location: Houston

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by Salty »

TY. Pacific Blue Fancy. Love it!
1987 34V
2000 Ford F250
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
DJ18
Posts: 286
Joined: Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:06 pm

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by DJ18 »

looks really good! was it tricky to get on well?
debbie
1985 Avion 25H
Salty
Posts: 805
Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 1:35 am
Location: Houston

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by Salty »

Which?
1987 34V
2000 Ford F250
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
DJ18
Posts: 286
Joined: Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:06 pm

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by DJ18 »

The everbrite
debbie
1985 Avion 25H
Salty
Posts: 805
Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 1:35 am
Location: Houston

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by Salty »

In hot weather, a little. It's self leveling - it's thinners also evaporate quickly. If you lay it on too thick, it will run and set. Too thin and you'll get ridges. Moral of the story: Lay it on thin and the second coat smooths it out.
In the pictures above, it's the first coat. I'm waiting cor cooler weather for the second.
When laying a coat, make a single pass and don't go over the area again, you'll only muck it up. You want a second coat anyway.
When I speak of setting, it does set, but remains tacky for 2 - 4 hours. As for application, in my case, it was simply wipe on. I understand it can be sprayed. I have no experience with that.
As with all things paint or polish, the prep is the worse part.
I spent a portion of the past weekend doing the majority of the drivers side above the rub rail. 800 and 1500 grit only at 600 RPM. I went through 5 discs of each and I still have spots that will be revisited.
1987 34V
2000 Ford F250
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
User avatar
KYAvion
Site Admin
Posts: 1671
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:04 am

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by KYAvion »

What will you do to prep between coats of Everbrite?
KYAvion
1984 Avion 30R
DJ18
Posts: 286
Joined: Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:06 pm

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by DJ18 »

thank you. I've read and seen some applications that look good and some that went bad. Still need to finish what we are doing with the McGuires. where we have done still looks great. But there seems to be a lot of dirt streaks that run down the sides after rains. It just wipes off with a soft cloth, I think it's that fine desert dust caught in the rub railing and awning rail.
debbie
1985 Avion 25H
Salty
Posts: 805
Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 1:35 am
Location: Houston

Re: This weekends adventure

Post by Salty »

KYAvion wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:59 pm What will you do to prep between coats of Everbrite?
On the curb side, Wash with simple green and rinse with distilled water and wipe dry.
The rest that has been done has two coats on it. Drivers side top half isn't finished yet.
1987 34V
2000 Ford F250
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Post Reply