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Day 12: The transformation begins. Painting to resist, cleaning to move forward, the battle continues ⚔️
May 23, 2025 · 19 min · 949 views
What this video covers
Jorman continues the restoration of a sailboat in a shipyard, focusing on rust remediation and fiberglass work. After cleaning metal surfaces with acid, he tests the structural integrity of the plates with a hammer to ensure they remain solid.3:16 He applies Corroveda, a Neuse-brand direct-to-rust anticorrosive paint, to the bilge areas.7:28 He emphasizes that proper paint preparation requires at least 10 minutes of manual mixing to ensure solvents and components integrate correctly.7:33 High humidity and light rain prevent him from performing major fiberglass lamination, so he pivots to applying resin to the opposite side of previously prepared boards.12:50 The project faces frequent delays due to reliance on borrowed tools and materials, as well as unpredictable weather conditions.2:14 He notes that the most time-consuming aspect of the restoration is surface preparation, cleaning, and drying rather than the final application of coatings.9:05
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