Filling, Sanding and Rust Treating - DIY boat painting. Can we get a professional finish?

[@johnhaase8765]

You have the informative/interesting mix down pretty good. I believe I heard the word “project” twice. 🤓

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@johnhaase8765 project? No it’s not a project! 😂

[@jackbamford1787]

Nice to see 2 people Hard at work ,and entertaining us at the same time ,love to watch your vids

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

Thank you Jack, hope your keeping well.

[@ajw1467]

Great job peter and dawn I do belive that john Barnard the narrowboat painting god started off as a tight yorkshireman ! He then started drinking Black sheep ale and the rest is history ! Good luck with the job ahead x

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

We have watched Johns videos about boat painting... I have also been known to drink an odd drop of Black Sheep as well....

[@ajw1467]

@WingingItBoatingonaBudget your over half way there your be a narrowboating painter god in no time just keep sending dawn to get the black sheep !!!

[@10sinbad]

When is a project not a project? When it's a Mission!! 😁

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@10sinbad haha!

[@iansheff57]

I liked the look after it had been sanded, all the different colours.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@iansheff57 we were tempted to leave it like as we liked the way it looked!

[@NarrowboatNatterings]

You definitely made a boring subject watchable guys. Very informative too! See you soon.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@NarrowboatNatterings Thankyou! 😁😁😁

[@billharris6886]

Peter and Dawn - Nice Job! I looks like a strimmer would come in handy with some of those random canal moorings. Thanks for speeding up the video during all the sanding, which seems to take forever when you are in the midst of it. Dawn, you are a Great help! Peter, you seemed to have inherited that handy Yorkshireman talent for tackling virtually any project that comes along, that and using KZbin to research the project before diving in. I am guessing your boat is at least 25 years old from the number of coats of paint that are sanding off. I wish you both the best!

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

We 'think the boat was built originally in the 80's and its last major overall was almost 10 years ago, so the paintwork certainly has a few stories to tell. In reality that day we did around 8 hours work and I guess 6 hours of that was sanding, so I speeded up the bits we showed and missed out a LOT of it altogether. It wouldn't make for good viewing at all!

[@billharris6886]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget Thanks Peter for the history on your boat, it looks to be in reasonably good condition in the video. Yes, your video length of sanding was just about right. Watching sanding is typically in the same category as watching paint dry.

[@egaydoul]

I just love watching you two. This "not a project" boat is coming along nicely. Thank you for most entertaining vlogs.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@egaydoul it sure is taking a lot of work - considering ‘it’s definitely NOT a project!’ 🤔😂

[@Leigh-r4k]

Doing great matey. Looking forward to the next video. 👍

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@Leigh-r4k next installment is on KZbin today at 3pm… thank you. 😁

[@castingshadows282]

Seems the size of filler and hardener quantity is rather as exiting as being just as tight on the pocket, would it be best to buy the tins of said used in car/vehicle repair be even cheaper? and in bigger amounts too. 🖖👍

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@castingshadows282 yes we need to buy a MUCH bigger tin. Typically though when I went to get the filler this was the only size in stock!

[@ivancamphor2886]

Its a lot of hard work...respect👍👍👍

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

It sure is! Thank you!

[@simonwest7183]

We need more videos and longer videos. I love you 2. Proper northerners

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@simonwest7183 we try to get one video a week out. It’s surprising how long it takes to make a video with editing, uploading etc. And also doing the actual work needed to make the content. I usually aim for around a 20 minute video. But sometimes they are a bit shorter, sometimes longer - depends exactly how things go.

[@simonwest7183]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget we understand that. It’s just you guys are brilliant and we love watching you

[@aBoatTime-uw9br]

Really interesting Video Guys.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@aBoatTime-uw9br thank you! 🤩

[@paulwilson5384]

Keep it up 🍻

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

Thank you!

[@vonnieblues]

it's true what sail life says "oh glorious sanding" 😂

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@vonnieblues 😂😂😂

[@grahamlewis6062]

Gosh guys, the money you’re both saving is amazing when I think how much we spent in the past. Mind you we did do the last boat ourselves which did the job. I can’t come to find you tomorrow ( I’m in Wigan and met you on the way to Liverpool) but if I can find you on Sunday I can maybe help with getting batteries charged or something. Don’t know how to contact you because of leaving my details on this chat 😕! It’s r dally great watching you. Happy days 🌟🌟 Joan

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@grahamlewis6062 we are still in Liverpool at the moment - back in Wigan around the 6th July - will let you when we are around. 😁

[@steveroperfilms]

Sanding Police here! "Where's your mask?" I'd use an old one from the co-vid days. Boats looking good. Cheers from Bali.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@steveroperfilms had mask on most of the time, mainly took it off to do the ‘talking’ bits.

[@steveroperfilms]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget Good to hear. You are hear by excused.

[@ArtfulDrifter...and_away]

This is super helpful, thank you! Can I ask which filler you're using?

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@ArtfulDrifter...and_away this is P38 body filler, strong and ‘easy’ to sand to a fine, smooth finish. 😁😁😁

[@ArtfulDrifter...and_away]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget brilliant! Thank you very much 👌🏼

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

Are you using Epoxy paint ..............................or just poxy paint.

[@chriscooper5875]

Do you have your own jenny for 240

[@kazmorley5175]

Sorry to pester you two, but was the filler worth it… and what’s it called.. xx

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@kazmorley5175 no problem 😃 it’s P38 filler - one of the widest available ones. And yes well worth the money. 💴 💴😁

[@kazmorley5175]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget thanx guys 😎 ive learned so much again 1 more question tho’……was the paint brush worth the money also.. xx

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@kazmorley5175 we haven’t used the expensive paint brush yet - we got it for when we do the top coats. But pretty much all the boat painters use that brush or a similar one. They reckon the best finish is only achieved with the best brush… so tight as I am, it’s one of the few things I’ve spent the money on! No point letting the hard work go to waste by scrimping on a brush at the final stage… 🤔

[@kazmorley5175]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget we’re painting mine soon. So your vlogs have been invaluable xxx

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@kazmorley5175 Good luck with the repaint.. keep us posted as to how it goes.

[@edwardhoughton2565]

Xx

[@kissmystainedglass7155]

Speaking from experience, and Yorkshire weather being what it is, find yourself a nice motorway bridge ❤.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

If we find a convenient one on our travels we may linger under it for a bit! Cheers

[@MarcelEling]

Nice editing, not bowring at all😅

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@MarcelEling thank you. 😁

[@vadmal5210]

How come you use expensive paper, made for a sander, instead of wet sandpaper? 🤫

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@vadmal5210 we bought 2 packs of sanding sheets for the sander. So used what we had. As we now start to get to the finer finish we have bought / ordered a selection of different sanding sheets.

[@grahamlewis6062]

What happened to. This is NOT A PROJECT,!🤣! 🌟🌟 joan

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@grahamlewis6062 😂😂😂 maybe just a ‘small project’ 😂😂😂

[@Mrgingerdread1]

You've missed a bit.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@Mrgingerdread1 😂😂😂

[@russellsimson6424]

I've never seen a worse package of using bonds. What a waste of time and energy. You have a big project buy your bonds by the gallon.

[@WingingItBoatingonaBudget]

@@russellsimson6424 this was the only one I could get near where we were moored. We will be getting a BIGGER tin, to complete the job…

[@russellsimson6424]

@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget save you a lot of money in the long run.