tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post3567917774576126594..comments2024-02-25T10:43:07.698+13:00Comments on STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: _______________ PLEASE EXPLAIN MR EDGAR DEGAS _________________Alden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-69843405436018987752018-01-15T10:48:29.496+13:002018-01-15T10:48:29.496+13:00Yes indeed. Professional painters usually serve an...Yes indeed. Professional painters usually serve an apprenticeship of 3 - 5 years in this country and learn all the tricks of the trade. Also having spray painting equipment and a suitable venue for spraying is always going to provide a better finish than a paint brush; and as you point out, working outside under not ideal cover also compromises things a little bit. But despite that I soldier on and try my best. Fortunately I have been able to live with the painting results on all my boats so far........ When all is said and done the key thing is that a good looking boat well skippered will out sail its paint job every time!! (Well, that's what I tell myself LOL).Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209493946963010404.post-89645876906851577622018-01-15T03:16:42.482+13:002018-01-15T03:16:42.482+13:00I feel your pain. I am envious of the flawless pa...I feel your pain. I am envious of the flawless paint and varnish jobs which I see on friends boats. And, yes, the life of the outdoor painter is filled with restless and often broken truces with mother nature. Makes one wonder how professionals, working on large yacht outdoors, seem to pull the perfect paint job off time after time. Must be art. I take comfort in the knowledge that "perfect" paint jobs on race boats don't stay that way for very long.George Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375041586503979232noreply@blogger.com