RE: catalina27-talk: Gelcoat Restoration

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:28:30 -0800 

Thanks for the clarification from both of you.  Also thanks for the added 
confidence of this not being that difficult of a job.  I was a little hesitant 
about taking on this project, but now I feel a little more comfortable 
attempting it.  

Any particular brand of paint that you might recommend?

Mark Tamblyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:        v\:* 
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  Yes that is exactly what I mean. A little paint on the fitting is much more 
preferable to missing a piece of the deck.
   
  The biggest issue I found was getting the blue tape off before it was stuck 
fast. Don’t take too long with that stuff out there in the weather. I had some 
stuck to a winch that was terrible to remove. 
   
  Mark  Tamblyn
   
      
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  From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
David Shaddock
 Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 4:01 PM
 To: [email protected]
 Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Gelcoat Restoration
  
   
  I took Mark’s meaning as “it’s preferable to mask your fittings so that a 
little paint gets on the fitting, versus leaving a bit of the deck masked off 
and therefore not painted.”  The v’s got to me too—but…
  Dave Shaddock
   
    From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf 
Of ivan
 Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:23 PM
 To: [email protected]
 Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Gelcoat Restoration
  
   
  Mark, 
 
 I have a question because I am considering doing this myself. My boat has seen 
32 years of sun and I know the recent years before I got her were filled with 
neglect.  I questioning your comment, "Mask so that the paint is on the fitting 
v’s leaving a piece of the deck not painted." What are the fitting "v's" and 
what's the reason for leaving a piece of the deck not painted?
 
 Ivan
 
 Mark  Tamblyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
    After 30 years in the sun it is time to … Paint ! 
  
     
  
    I painted with Toplac single part paint. (I was chicken when it came to 
using 2 part paint)
  
    I think if I was doing it again I’d use 2 part paint. All the hard work 
pays off. 
  
     
  
    Advise.
  
    Do it early in the springtime before there are any bugs and the sun isn’t 
too hot
  
    Divide the job into manageable pieces
  
    Mask so that the paint is on the fitting v’s leaving a piece of the deck 
not painted.
  
    I didn’t remove anything other than the hatches.
  
     
  
    I’d do it again. In fact if I was buying a boat today it is one of the 
first things I’d do to it.
  
     
  
    Mark  Tamblyn
  
     
  
     
  
      
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    From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf 
Of NavyBlazr
 Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 1:41 PM
 To: [email protected]
 Subject: catalina27-talk: Gelcoat Restoration
  
  
     
  
      Can anyone recommend a product that would get the gelcoat on my boat to 
look in better shape? I don't think she's been painted since 1978, and while I 
have that planned for later in the year, I was hoping to find something to at 
least make her look better while sitting in the boat slip.
  
  
       
  
  
      I've heard to apply different compounds, wax, restorers, etc...I'm 
confused - what works best?
  
  
       
  
  
      Thanks!
 Lance
 Lake Jackson, Texas
  
  
      
  
    
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