bOOOORING!

Sand, sand, sand, sand, sand... boy I sure hate this part of the process but it is totally necessary to lay the base for that nice final finish. I start with an old paint scraper that I have sharpened the blade into a convex shape that fits the internal curves of the hull. This takes off the big glue drips and cuts some of the unevenness off. Then we are off with 60g sand paper on my random orbital for the leveling grind, then smoothing with 80g paper until I'm just sick of it. The final sanding is with 120g paper to make sure all the scratches are gone. This process takes an entire day to complete, an extra pot of coffee helps a lot.