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Foot
rest - Some Chris-Craft
boats came from the factory with a mahogany
footrest. The footrest was hinged with two
large bronze hinges. A search on the
Internet turned-up a pair of reasonably
priced hinges that had never been used. The
hinges were then installed below the helm.
One of the salvaged mahogany side panels
was used to cut a piece for the footrest.
The six sides were trimmed using a ¼
rounding over bit.
Over the years and owners many different types
of stains, colors, tints, sealers and varnishes
had been used on the boat. The net effect was
that the exposed woodwork did not have a
uniform color, texture or finish. The choice
was made to try and achieve a level of
consistency. In order to achieve a uniform look
the decision was made to strip, sand, stain and
refinish all the wood.
The woodwork was first painted with multiple
applications of Strypeeze paint and varnish
remover followed by hand scraping to remove the
accumulated old finish.
Any
nicks, dings, scratches or blemishes were
repaired using Famowood mahogany wood
filler. With the surface repaired, the
wood was smoothed using 120 and then 220-grit
sandpaper producing a clean smooth finish.
The woodwork was painted with the grain with
Interlux – #573 C.C. Red Mahogany Wood Filler Stain that had been thinned 50% by
volume. After the stain had set-up for
approximately 5 minutes the excess was rubbed
off against the grain with a cotton towel.
Using a 1/8" nap foam roller and a 2" foam brush the
woodwork was rolled and tipped with six applications of Interlux -
#95 - Goldspar Varnish. Before the last coat was
applied, the previous coats were block sanded with
220-grit sandpaper and then everything was vacuumed
and wiped-down with a tack-rag and paint
thinner.
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