So pissed…paint problem
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chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
ALCEDO ATTHIS
LOVES Wooden Canoes
the same problem for me with two can of paint , not for the color , but one I try , i hope it'is the good paint for canvas , but I baught them 3 years ago , one can was dry , , 3 years for the garanty
sorry for the mistake .... The frog and snail eater
sorry for the mistake .... The frog and snail eater
Chris.....I feel/felt your pain. There is comfort in knowing you will never make this boo-boo again. I always have a third can to go halves from each as the safeguard. I would get another can and do the third can again and mix em. Your last coat will be fine if this is where you are , and the left over can go with the canoe as touch up down the road. Just trying to help, ya know. That color always scared me to death as I could never stir the can often enough to get away from some streaking.
Stay with mon ami
Dave
Stay with mon ami
Dave
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chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
Thanks Dave. Yes, 40 years plus doing this and I still screw up!!!!!!!
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chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
We had to “hide” it from the grandkids. Seems they all want to use it at the same time!!!
shelldrake
LOVES Wooden Canoes
one more coat..........
Dave Wermuth
Who hid my paddle?
If it happened to you it could happen to anyone. Except me. It never happens to me.
Gil Cramer
The wooden canoe Shop, Inc.
If you weren't so picky, you would never see the difference. That's a good thing, actually. In 37 years of doing this, almost everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong!!
Dan Lindberg
Ex Wood Hoarder
The problem of course is it's the wrong color - it's not green. 
Dave Osborn
LIFE MEMBER
If at all possible, I like to open a full can for the last coat.
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chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
Lesson learned….
The amazing thing is that, despite just about everyone I know has problems restoring old canoes, we still do it.
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chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
Okay, you started it Dan. I was an Industrial Model Maker for 42 years. Everything I did, depending on which company I worked for, was looked at under a magnifying glass. Not really but close. The absolute hardest thing for me restoring these things is turning off that thought process. And for you guys just starting your restoration experience, canoes are NOT the easiest things to work on, so give yourselves a break!!! I’ve done some pretty intricate things as a model maker and these things can be challenging. So there ya go!!
And always remember, no matter who you are, you will always be your own worst critic.*
* unless you are Andre
* unless you are Andre
shelldrake
LOVES Wooden Canoes
Once when striving for that perfect last coat on a sailboat varnish job, a friend of mine commented "It's not a piano!".
Nick Dennis
WCHA UK
You mean that bug legs stuck in a new paint finish do not come under the title of "Perfect Finish"? I like unique paint jobs Is there a paint make called "Warts n all" ?
