Wednesday

Finally Done but Picasso I am not!

These are the rear quarter Glastron Badges that were on the boat. I removed the pop rivets they were held with by drilling them out. There was some damage to them over the years with dings and scratches. There was also a piece missing from the right side that broke but with a little patience I took a razor blade and scraped that side even with the letter "N" now it looks like it is not broken at all. I also shaved down some of the scratches and now I can repaint it with some plastic spray paint. Krylon makes a paint called "Fusion" that is great for this type of stuff. I'll post the results when I'm done. I think they will come out great and no need to find new emblems!

I must admit spray paint and me are terrible together. I always want to do things in one coat lol We will see if my maturity kicks in and lets me be patient. I went to Walmart and found the etching primer for the new aluminum emblems. Then at the local hobby store I found matching acrylic enamel and some artist brushes. Finally a trip to the local hardware store and I found the Krylon Fusion paint that was a close enough match of the original Glastron colors for the badges.

4 comments:

Timo said...

Picasso you may be! I think they look fantastic!

Anonymous said...

This is great work! You can be proud of it.
DIY Boats Blog.

kegga from worcester said...

I'm looking at the emblem on my 1975 gt-150 and thinking this is on my agenda when I can get the time! great job

Kegga from worcester said...

I put a 1986 mercury tower of power 115 on the 75 gt-150 took it down to lake quinsigamond and got into the throttle l did not have the trim correct and the bow shot up tword the moon I backed out right quick once I. Got the trim set I was able to get 52mph on the gps with a little more than half throttle I was taching high I'm spinning a 17 pitch so in the spring I'll try a 19 or 21 any thoughts? This was the maiden voyage with the 115 I did not really steer the boat but rather aimed it. Lake quinsigamond is about 7 miles long and straight it's. Favorite for regatta rowing but in October on an early Sunday morning the place was empty kegga from Worcester mass