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I am preparing to splash my fiberglass 35ft sloop after several months on the hard. I still need to sand/paint the bottom, paint and refresh the boot stripe and cove stripe, and clean and wax the topsides. I thought I would tackle these chores in the order I just listed them. But now I am questioning the sequence of these tasks. I would greatly appreciate this forum's thoughts on what sequence makes the most sense?
Thanks for your input jimgo and Minnewaska. I am in FL, so we are preparing to put our vessels back in the water. Part of me wants to wash and wax now. She does get dirty on the hard. But I am concerned about getting wax on the bottom before I paint. I think most people sand and paint the bottom first, then paint/refresh the boot stripe, and then clean/wax the topsides. I think that should be the sequence, but I was interested to see if others had a different take on the process.
Jim
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