Saturday, April 18, 2020

Sanding the Topsides (for 3rd Coat of Alexseal)



April 18, 2020



The day's work was fairly simple. There wasn't use of a bevel to measure and transfer angles to the table saw, there wasn't epoxy resin involved in the day's chores, drill bits stayed tucked away, as did the taps, the planer sat idle, it was a day of simply sandpaper and sweat.  



The topside finish coats are about to be applied, and so that meant a bit of fine-tuning the surfaces....hand-sanding with 320-grit paper...the entirety of the topsides!



Yes, it is as grueling as it sounds, and possibly more so since hand-sanding topsides really doesn't 'sound' that bad!  Somewhere along the way, one looses oneself...and then finds oneself again, happy to be reunited and at the last bit of surface to sand.



Tomorrow's forecast is for cloudy conditions in the morning and mid-70's.  The third coat is scheduled for the morning - barring my shoulders seizing up after today's marathon session.


Total Time Today: 3.5 hrs

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