The day started with washing off the Fertan and letting that dry. Then is was the first coat of Keelblack. James did one side and me the other and we were done in one and three quarter hours. It is not much thicker than water and very easy to apply with rollers. When it goes on it's a very dark brown which then dries to a matt black. You are able to re-coat once it's touch dry but as we have plenty of time were not doing the second coat until tomorrow.
The other thing done today was undercoat over the red oxide primer for the gloss.
It stayed dry again today but no sun unlike yesterday so it was feeling a little chilly but not too bad.
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| James getting a head start |
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| What a transformation |
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| First coat finished |
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| Getting the undercoat on next, ready for the gloss |
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| Dudley supervising |
Looking good guys top job by you both.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ade :)
DeleteBe interesting to see how the keelblack is in two years time.
ReplyDeleteLes
Hi Les, yes it will be interesting - there is a boat here at Stafford Boat Club that had it done with Keelblack in March and it's still looking good after travelling all summer, hopefully under the water is still good too.
DeleteBe interesting to see how the keelblack is in two years time.
ReplyDeleteLes
I'm really glad you're trying keel black... we plan to do "Ellis" in the spring... (she's come with a patchy '1st blacking' from the builders yard and if their (Keelblack that is) claims are true, it'll be worth the extra cost in time saved and longevity. Please report back in the spring would you? cheers, Mark.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, the Keelblack goes further than Bitumen, we used about 8 litres on three coats - Lois Jane is 60ft. It is so easy to work with as it's a lot thinner and less mess too. Will post an update in the Spring - time will tell :)
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