Thanks guys
I'll keep trying cleaning for a bit.
Any ideas on re-veneering if I finally give up hope of rescuing the original ?
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- Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:49 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Cleaning wood grain
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6156
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 4:41 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Cleaning wood grain
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6156
Cleaning wood grain
I have stripped a rudder blade which had had varnish, epoxy, paint and worst of all self polishing anti fouling on it. It is laminated with a thin veneer on the surface. Over significant areas the coatings had obviously failed/lifted and been removed and the last coat - the self polishing anti fouli...
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:41 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: hardwood screwhead cover plugs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4758
Re: hardwood screwhead cover plugs
OK . Thanks guys. Now I pays mi money and makes mi choice : Plugs or cutters.
Thanks also for not telling me how stupid I am for not web searching first to find theres loads of both shouting at me to buy them.
I'll try to ask more sensible Qs in future
Thanks also for not telling me how stupid I am for not web searching first to find theres loads of both shouting at me to buy them.
I'll try to ask more sensible Qs in future
- Sat May 31, 2014 11:51 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: hardwood screwhead cover plugs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4758
Re: hardwood screwhead cover plugs
WHAT ?!
Make my own ? Don't IKEA or someone make bits for GPs ?
More seriously ... thanks for "instant reply". Plugs, apparently, not quite so instant. I'm not surprised but thought I'd check with the experts as, although I like tinkering with wood, I like sailing better
Ken
Make my own ? Don't IKEA or someone make bits for GPs ?
More seriously ... thanks for "instant reply". Plugs, apparently, not quite so instant. I'm not surprised but thought I'd check with the experts as, although I like tinkering with wood, I like sailing better
Ken
- Sat May 31, 2014 11:08 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: hardwood screwhead cover plugs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4758
hardwood screwhead cover plugs
Hi folks.
Is it possible to obtain hardwood screwhead cover plugs and if so where please ?
Thanks
Ken
Is it possible to obtain hardwood screwhead cover plugs and if so where please ?
Thanks
Ken
- Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:36 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Screws
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2054
- Thu May 12, 2005 10:09 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Rusty Sails
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4043
- Tue May 10, 2005 8:46 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Rusty Sails
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4043
- Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:36 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Cotton sails
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3729