At first glance it seems a shame to cover up that beautiful wood with anything but don't worry, that 6 oz cloth will practically disappear when we cover it with epoxy resin.
Originally, Whitehalls were painted white with a colored strip along the shear of the boat but I've decided to leave mine with a natural finish.
The cloth comes in a big roll and it will have a few wrinkles as it is spread onto the boat so it will need to be brushed smooth as you see in the next photo.
It's a mess at first but eventually with enough brushing it will get like this below.
Sometimes you will have a hard wrinkle in the cloth but you can usually get them to go away by using a circular motion on the weave. BTW, the first picture at the top of the page is after the brushing is done and the cloth has been allowed to sit overnight.
Tomorrow I will start gluing it down with a layer of epoxy resin. It's best to put the epoxy on when it's not too cool out and with low humidity which is not a problem for me because I have a heater in my garage.
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