Any particular brand of paint that you might recommend? I used Interlux Toplac single part paint. If I was doing it again I'd use Interlux 2 part paint. After my experience with using Interlux paint, cleaners, thinner and flattening agent I'd use Interlux again.
If money was no object then maybe I'd look at Awlgrip There are plenty of resources online to help. Mark Tamblyn ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ivan Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Gelcoat Restoration 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: Sorry.. 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 ________________________________ 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 ________________________________ 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 ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62 sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20> ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62 sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20> ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62 sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20>
