SX/SXi/SXi Pro the reconstruction of my first ski! ( 750sx)

[jondotcom]

ya thats my plan. get some practice in so i dont embarrass my self at the launch ramp and become one of those guys that i laugh at. haha

You should have seen the crazy looks the time I had my 750 inside of my honda odyssey. They were wondering wth I was doing until my ski came out the back .

 

[jeepNski]

whel i gel coated the bottom.... i think the best way to describe the experience would be catastrophic failure...

before had we practiced with some thick un thined paint, similar consistency to gel coat. we shot my trailer with the new gun. (witch came out good) but when we loaded up the gel coat in the gun it was a different story. the surfacing agent didn't mix well into the gel coat and it clogged the gun instantly. giving the paint a Spackle type texture.... so we took it out of the gun in efforts to save the gel coat, and rolled the remainder on w a paint roller... it turned out really bad, as you might imagine... so i sanded it down smooth and were gonna try again this weekend. i like to think of it as a final filler. this time weel use thinned gel coat. i did some research and found to use lacquer thinner... any other tips on shooting gel coat? i could use em!

heres a pic of the trailer that turned out good. no pics of the gel coat job. but just imagine orange peel at its fullest extent!

 

[bobob729]

ha........we all live and learn. I will know to thin gel coat from now on. Sorry to hear that that happened. the trailer looks great. I hope the ski is coming along quickly and nicely being that the season is just about to start. keep it coming

 

[icecoled007]

Looks good!

 

[Mdavies_02]

Trailer looks pretty badass. Good luck on the round two for the ski!

 

[jeepNski]

the damage

heres a couple pics of the hull before i sanded it down smooth again. it was pretty bad.

you can see where i started sanding the front.

orange peel

the buildup from the roller....^

a few more of the trailer. real happy with how it came out.

 

[jeepNski]

so round two on the gel coat went alright. got some special thinner and good surfacing agent. and it sprayed nicely... still got some good orange peel. but its fine. its just gonna get beat up anyway...

sorry for the ty pics. my camera died so i used my phone...

 

[gto0209]

looks good.

 

[Mdavies_02]

looks good.

X2, Much better than the first attempt. Any updates?

 

[jeepNski]

update! got everything sanded hopefully primer tomorrow! im on spring break, so i get to work on it all day! woot!

 

[509freerider]

Looking good so far, great job! Great to see someone take there time and do a job right! Most people would have thrown that hull in the trash, the SX's don't get the respect they deserve!

 

[jeepNski]

got it all primed! wet sand, and mabye some paint today.

 

[Mdavies_02]

Still doing the grenade design? Can't wait to see it on the ski.

 

[jeepNski]

Still doing the grenade design? Can't wait to see it on the ski.

no i decided not to do the grenade... its up for someone else to take on. i wasnt up for laying it out the design. made a switch the the general lee! got the hugger orange layed down! it came out awesome! gonna do the and clear tomorow.
primed and wet sanded ready for paint.

my homemade paint booth! worrked out awesome!

color

layed out awesome!

< the general lee!

 

[Mdavies_02]

Haha great choice. Always impressed with this homemade paint booths.

 

[jeepNski]

got the clear coat spryed today. turned out really good! except i ran out of clear coat on the last coat. so one side of my hood is shiner than the other.... but i gotta draw the line somewhere...gotta remember its a 500 dollar jet ski. but other than that. the clear came out real nice! pics. i also picked up some graphics for my general lee 01 and the rebel flag decals were cheaper and easier than paint. 40 bucks for all of them. not too bad. when the clear is nice and dry ill put those on and ill be putting it back together tomorow if everything goes as planned.

pics

 

[DK-Freestyle]

are foot holds really all that great? why not just straps? seems alot simpiler...

Footholds are a more professional finish and look a lot cleaner. They fit a lot better than foot straps as well. We make them at our shop, $100.00 a set. I really recommend doing footholds now since it's all torn apart, it'll be easy to put them in. If you don't do them now, you'll end up doing them eventually.

 

[Shocker444]

Nice Color

 

[jeepNski]

got it part way put back together. got the pole and gas cover all put back together and installed. gonna put in the motor and pump back in tomorow and put on my graphics. but the graphics and paint pretty much wiped me out. so i have no more money for turf... kindof a bummer. but ill get it eventualy. problably be a week before i order any turf.

and a picture of my jeep for your viewing pleasure.

 

[jeepNski]

Footholds are a more professional finish and look a lot cleaner. They fit a lot better than foot straps as well. We make them at our shop, $100.00 a set. I really recommend doing footholds now since it's all torn apart, it'll be easy to put them in. If you don't do them now, you'll end up doing them eventually.

ya foot holds would be nice. but i really dont have the extra 100 bucks. i already put too much money into this thing. mabye later on down the road. but i can see the advantage to them.