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Brupeg goes Grey... (again) - Project Brupeg Ep. 239
16 January 2022 · 28 min · 70K views
What this video covers
Damien and his volunteer crew apply the topcoat to the 57-foot steel trawler BrewPeg using an air-spray system.0:54 To achieve uniform coverage, the team switches from a 3.5mm nozzle to a 2.5mm nozzle, which provides better control over the spray fan and reduces paint consumption.3:05 The crew maintains a 50% overlap during application to ensure an even finish.4:23 Because the topcoat requires a 20% to 25% thinning ratio for air spraying, the team uses only 10 liters of paint for the first coat, half the amount used for the high-build primer.19:20 They store leftover catalyzed paint in a refrigerator overnight to extend its pot life, later testing its viscosity with a drill before adding more thinners for reuse.19:15 The project involves significant manual labor, including painting over temporary window covers and using rollers for underwater sections where finish quality is secondary to volume.16:35
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