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Day 5

May 9, 2017

Arms, hair, face, neck, and ankles: all these parts of me were completely covered in paint dust after sanding all day today.

It was my first day not spent entirely at the break of the deck which was exciting. Instead of pulling cotton, picking out bungs, or pulling off trim, I spent today sanding the bulwarks and waterways of the boat.


These surfaces are coated in a thick burgundy latex paint which I had to sand off to allow the new oil paint to adhere to the surfaces. This was the equipment that I started out wearing.





I ended up switching to this setup as it covered the side of my eyes better, and I was told that the respirator I was using wasn’t as effective at blocking the particles as the mask, so I switched over to that.

I only got a bit less than half of the bulwarks and waterways done today, but I should be able to finish them up tomorrow as I now know what I’m doing a bit better. I found today to be a bit easier than the previous days, perhaps because it was easier, or maybe I’m just getting used to it. I look forward to finishing the rest of the sanding tomorrow.


Work Log 11 hours 7am-6:30pm 30min LB – Total Hours: 52.5

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