The "Final" Coats Of Paint Are On!

Short update today. The painting has been completed.......well almost completed. I guess with every big paint job like this some touch up work will be necessary. Although the photos that I posted below do not show the flaws, they are there. The topside striping was the hardest to tape with the curves and there was some seeping of the paint under the tape where it was not absolutley sealed down to the hull. Masking tape does not turn very easily and you end up getting wrinkles at the turn points. The bleed through isn't horrible, however once the paint hardens we will retape the boat and touch up the white. The paint job as a whole took about 45 days and 8 coats of paint. 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of Fighting Lady Yellow and 3 coats of Jade Mist Green/Black. Yes that is green, sort of. I took one quart of Interlux Perfection Jade Mist Green and mixed one ounce of Interlux Perfection Jet Black to tone it down some. The green by itself was as loud as some of those little old ladies that wear so much perfume it arrives 5 minutes before they do. We painted one coat of the first green/black mixture and it looked like Kermit the Frog. For the next two coats we ended up with a total of 4 ounces of black to 20 ounces of green. Wallah, Super Dark Green! The green does come through slightly in the sun, and matches very well with the Fighting Lady Yellow. This was quite a project. The material estimations by the vendors web sites were half of what you really needed to get the project completed. Be aware of this fact. I went into this project expecting that. Our first puchase of materials, based upon what the Distributors websites provided as an estimation, came to $500.00. By the time the project wrapped up we ended up spending $1250.00. We are very pleased with the results and look forward to painting the interior next.