Steve Sanford
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A duckboats member asked me to put 7 of his Bean's Coastals back into fighting trim. The 7 Mallards and Blacks were not in bad shape - just needed some TLC and some fresh paint - AND one new head.
I did not recap all of my painting methods - but the step-by-step instructions are available on my site at: http://stevenjaysanford.com/re-painting-l-l-bean-coastal-blacks-and-mallards/
Here is how they arrived:
I got to work on the heads first. All were removed and cleaned of excess glue then given a light sanding.
This Drake needed some rhinoplasty. I began by grinding the break flat on my stationary disc sander - then glued (epoxy) on an oversize piece of pine - being careful to run the grain with the axis of the bill. Note that I also put in some new eyes - and dished out the area around the eye socket.
The bill was ready to re-carve the next day.
I tried to match the original lines and contours.
I carved the new head in a Drinker posture. I did not try to replicate the Bean's (George Soule) head - more of a Sanford-Soule hybrid
All the heads needed some attention. Maybe a third of the eyes were missing - or needed to be re-set.
I next turned my attention the to bodies. Most needed some minor filling - with a slurry of cork dust + epoxy + microballoons.
Most damage was along the chines. The fill was coarsely-sanded after curing.
One body needed reconstructive surgery - I epoxied on an over-size piece of brown cork then faired it to the original contours.
Tails were ground fair wherever they were broken or misshapen.
Every tail was sealed with epoxy - to keep moisture out of the plywood.
All heads were set in an acrylic/silicon caulk - less tenacious than 3M 5200 - so they could be removed if needed for future maintenance.
Every head got new SS fasteners - screws longer than the originals plus a fender washer. These were set in the caulk so no voids could hold water.
A couple of days later - with the caulk fully cured - all got a soaking coat of spar varnish. I push the varnish well into each nook and cranny.
Hung up to dry.....
Then the bottoms get an oil primer. I come up the chines a bit to give some added protection. I like to prime in tones close to the finish tones - so the inevitable wear does not reveal too much of a contrast. So the heads of the Black Ducks and the Hen Mallards and the mid-body of the Drake Mallard were primed with the same Grey.
I had enough of Lou Tisch's Flat Marine Enamel on hand to do the Black Duck bodies - and the darker parts of the Hen Mallards and the Drake. Topcoats otherwise were latex house paints - with some tube acrylics (as for the speculums).
Ready for lines and anchors - and the Fall!
All the best,
SJS
A duckboats member asked me to put 7 of his Bean's Coastals back into fighting trim. The 7 Mallards and Blacks were not in bad shape - just needed some TLC and some fresh paint - AND one new head.
I did not recap all of my painting methods - but the step-by-step instructions are available on my site at: http://stevenjaysanford.com/re-painting-l-l-bean-coastal-blacks-and-mallards/
Here is how they arrived:
I got to work on the heads first. All were removed and cleaned of excess glue then given a light sanding.
This Drake needed some rhinoplasty. I began by grinding the break flat on my stationary disc sander - then glued (epoxy) on an oversize piece of pine - being careful to run the grain with the axis of the bill. Note that I also put in some new eyes - and dished out the area around the eye socket.
The bill was ready to re-carve the next day.
I tried to match the original lines and contours.
I carved the new head in a Drinker posture. I did not try to replicate the Bean's (George Soule) head - more of a Sanford-Soule hybrid
All the heads needed some attention. Maybe a third of the eyes were missing - or needed to be re-set.
I next turned my attention the to bodies. Most needed some minor filling - with a slurry of cork dust + epoxy + microballoons.
Most damage was along the chines. The fill was coarsely-sanded after curing.
One body needed reconstructive surgery - I epoxied on an over-size piece of brown cork then faired it to the original contours.
Tails were ground fair wherever they were broken or misshapen.
Every tail was sealed with epoxy - to keep moisture out of the plywood.
All heads were set in an acrylic/silicon caulk - less tenacious than 3M 5200 - so they could be removed if needed for future maintenance.
Every head got new SS fasteners - screws longer than the originals plus a fender washer. These were set in the caulk so no voids could hold water.
A couple of days later - with the caulk fully cured - all got a soaking coat of spar varnish. I push the varnish well into each nook and cranny.
Hung up to dry.....
Then the bottoms get an oil primer. I come up the chines a bit to give some added protection. I like to prime in tones close to the finish tones - so the inevitable wear does not reveal too much of a contrast. So the heads of the Black Ducks and the Hen Mallards and the mid-body of the Drake Mallard were primed with the same Grey.
I had enough of Lou Tisch's Flat Marine Enamel on hand to do the Black Duck bodies - and the darker parts of the Hen Mallards and the Drake. Topcoats otherwise were latex house paints - with some tube acrylics (as for the speculums).
Ready for lines and anchors - and the Fall!
All the best,
SJS
