Hi Andrei, The tape I refer to is the 3M blue painters tape. I use it just to get a fine paint line. It gives a nice crisp line and it will save a lot of time especially if you do multiple coats. The tape comes off right after painting. Don't let it stay on too long or you'll have a real job getting it off. But if you get it off within a few days it's not a problem. If you have any stubborn left over sticky adhesive residue you can remove it with Liquid Nail Adhesive remover. It's the best thing I've found. It's a gel so you can just smear it on and let it stand for a couple of minutes and then just wipe it off. Follow up with a wipe down of Acetone or MEK.
The index card. You could also use a plastic ruler. Once you have laid the blue tape on the hull, there will be gaps where the lapstrakes are located. Those gaps need to be taped. Hold the index card across the gap and hold it in place and then gently press it flush into the gap. Mark it with a fine line magic marker. Peel back the blue tape and retape in the gap along the magic marker line. I tried to just use the tape that was stretched across the gap to draw the line but it was too wobbly and I couldn't get it flush to draw the line, hence the use of the index card. Hope this clears this up. Have fun. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrei Caldararu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:17 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: idea > Joe, > > did you use the tape just to mark where you were painting, or did you > use the tape instead of paint? If the tape was used instead, does it > hold well to being in the water constantly? And when you say you > marked with index cards and backfilled the tape, what exactly did you > do? > > I am thinking about doing a similar job on my M17 when the temperature > gets above 30 again (i.e., in April). > > Thanks, > > Andrei. > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
