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Old 09-08-2010, 06:56 PM   #1
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Boat Lettering....is time or do I need to wait

Yesterday, we applied the 3rd coat of paint to the transom of our CHB.* Did a coat a day for 3 days.* Will tomorrow be too soon to apply the lettering?* The transom turned out so good, better than we had expected, given our newness to rolling and tipping, but overall it looks super and* don't want to damage it, but hubby is pretty excited about getting the name put on.* Any comments about this would be sincerely appreciated.
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Old 09-08-2010, 07:24 PM   #2
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RE: Boat Lettering....is time or do I need to wait

I would give the paint at least a week to cure, assuming the weather is decent.
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Yep, I would wait a few days too. When you apply the letters you have to press firmly with a credit card or something like that to squeeze out the air bubbles. If the paint is not really hard you risk scratching it.
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RE: Boat Lettering....is time or do I need to wait

well it killed me to walk away from it, but I did and we won't be back to the boat for two weeks. It'll be good and cured buy then. Thanks for your help.
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