Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat

Personally, and I am sure there are other high tech solutions to this,
I would use interlux brightside polyurethane enamel. Proper surface
preparation is important including silicone removal. It's easy to apply
with a brush and properly done looks close to being sprayed.
There are better systems but the cost and hazard are not warranted in my
opinion on an older boat. Are you removing the old paint down to gel
coat? What is the old paint? Mabey its just faded gel coat? How fancy a
boat is it? What is the boat worth? How particular are you? These are
the kinds of things you have to ask yourself before you begin.

Pat wrote:
Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat

Pat wrote:

Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it
with rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a
spray guy. I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply
and work with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat

"Older fiberglass sailboat" being the words of note.
I painted an older Hobie cat with enamel from large local department store
that doesn't need any advertisment space here that starts with a "W".
Used a short nap roller and badger look alike cheap brush to tip it with.
Looked pretty good for more than a couple of years.
Of course it was`trailered and I tried to keep it covered most of the time.
Your results may vary, but I will probibly use the same method again this
year.
Maybe orange toward the front the rest in sunshine yellow works for me.

Looks great from the shore, and after all you won't be on the shore to care
what the critics have to say.
Enjoy the sailing.
--
__________m___~¿Õ____m__________________

I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

I have brushed Awlgrip. Though it is best to spray it, it can be brushed, or
rolled and tipped. It is expensive, but very tough, and lasts a very long
time. It is probably the ultimate paint system for boats, or at least
not-always-imersed parts of boats like dry sailed boats, or topsides. One
option may be to do all the prep work and then have someone who knows what they
are doing spray Awlgrip. I just used this approach with the wooden interior of
my International 505. I did all the epoxy and epoxy-glass work, then brushed
on a coat of Awlgrip, sanded it all very carefully with 220 wet-and-dry and
then had it sprayed with clear Awlgrip. It looks fabulous. Since I did all
the prepwork and most of the masking, I was only charged for the materials and
the time to spray it and clean the gun. This was very reasonable.

The Interthane Plus two part linear polyurethane is probably a little more
oriented to the amateur. I have also had good results using a clear Interthane
Plus rolled and tipped on epoxy over wood.

With both Awlgrip and Interthane Plus you are probably going to want two or
three coats if you roll and tip versus once if you have it sprayed.

The single part polyurethane like Interlux also work well but are not as tough
as the two part polyurethanes.

In almost every case, I've removed paint from my fiberglass boats, and
found some serviceable gel coat under the paint.

Typical was the Cal 25. I scraped the paint off the hull easily, the
guy who painted it painted over a nicely waxed hull. (well, he did
prepare about 10% of the surface, but a 600 grit sanding and some
buffing fixed that)

Personally, I've never seen a five year old paint job that didn't look
worse than the boat would have looked if it hadn't been painted.

My opinion, don't paint, remove paint.

Pat wrote:

Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat

On 15 Mar 2004 03:35:13 GMT, 0delete0 (Alexander A.
Meller) wrote:

I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

I have brushed Awlgrip. Though it is best to spray it, it can be brushed, or
rolled and tipped. It is expensive, but very tough, and lasts a very long
time. It is probably the ultimate paint system for boats, or at least
not-always-imersed parts of boats like dry sailed boats, or topsides. One
option may be to do all the prep work and then have someone who knows what they
are doing spray Awlgrip. I just used this approach with the wooden interior of
my International 505. I did all the epoxy and epoxy-glass work, then brushed
on a coat of Awlgrip, sanded it all very carefully with 220 wet-and-dry and
then had it sprayed with clear Awlgrip. It looks fabulous.

I thought your boat lookd fabulous when it was displayed at Atlantic
City last year (or was it the year before last?). You did this since
then?

Since I did all
the prepwork and most of the masking, I was only charged for the materials and
the time to spray it and clean the gun. This was very reasonable.

The Interthane Plus two part linear polyurethane is probably a little more
oriented to the amateur. I have also had good results using a clear Interthane
Plus rolled and tipped on epoxy over wood.

With both Awlgrip and Interthane Plus you are probably going to want two or
three coats if you roll and tip versus once if you have it sprayed.

The single part polyurethane like Interlux also work well but are not as tough
as the two part polyurethanes.

Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

Smoking in a bar is like peeing in a punchbowl.

Hi all,
Thanks for your input I have gotten quite a few emails and most people like
interlux Interthane for cost and ease of painting. I am going to go this
way.
Thanks again, Pat
"Pat" wrote in message
. ..
Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it
with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray
guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat

Pat,
Let me say one last thing before you begin . . . I apologize for 'getting
involved' at the last minute.

Take a look at Sherri Board's book, "Boat Cosmetics Made Simple" {my copy is
from 1989}. When I first got our USED West Wight Potter 19, I did a lot of
research. She had been sitting out in the weather for at least a year, with
no 'protection'.

The bottom line is to properly maintain that 20-thousands of an inch gel
coat. Even if it has been 'ignored' for sometime, it *can* most likely be
'brought back'. I would suggest that you get a copy of her book, and a
couple more 'of the type' from your local library {try 'inter-library loan'
if not on the 'local' shelves}. Take an evening and a pot of coffee, and
read through them - especially the chapters on 'Compounding and Waxing Gel
Coat' and 'Washing' hints such putting some vinegar in your wash water. Take
notes.

What I'm getting at is NOBODY can do that 'Super, Looks-Just-Like-Gel-Coat'
paint job . . .the FIRST time. Plus, whatever you 'screw-up' -YOU will have
to live with it for a LONG time {or spend a ton to get someone else to
correct}. Even if no one else notices it - YOU will !! Spend a very few of
those dollars you have set aside for the paint job. In just the time it
would take you to 'tape-off' and properly prep the hull, you'll be able to
wash, compound, wash, and wax. Live with it this 'season', with maybe
another waxing mid-season. Clean & cover her well over the winter . . . a
GREEN 'Farm Tarp' is an excellent choice.

A quick 'spritz' and wipe down next Spring . . . and tell me what you think.

You can always paint - but now you've tried a less 'invasive' solution
first, had time for a bit more 'research', saved up a bit more money, and
had time to PRACTICE *YOUR* technique.

Regards & Good Luck,
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop

"Pat" wrote in message
. ..
Hi all,
Thanks for your input I have gotten quite a few emails and most people
like
interlux Interthane for cost and ease of painting. I am going to go this
way.
Thanks again, Pat
"Pat" wrote in message
. ..
Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for
painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it
with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray
guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat

System Three has some nice stuff.

Petit Paint also has a nice line that's easy to apply. Check out the
article at http://www.amateurboatbuilding.com/content/view/8/2/.

--
Matt Langenfeld
JEM Watercraft
http://jem.e-boat.net/

Pat wrote:

Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat






Matt Langenfeld
JEM Watercraft
http://jem.e-boat.net/

Hey RON - lose the quote marks and CAPS - this is not a stump speech.



On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:20:04 GMT, "Ron Magen" wrote:

Pat,
Let me say one last thing before you begin . . . I apologize for 'getting
involved' at the last minute.

Take a look at Sherri Board's book, "Boat Cosmetics Made Simple" {my copy is
from 1989}. When I first got our USED West Wight Potter 19, I did a lot of
research. She had been sitting out in the weather for at least a year, with
no 'protection'.

The bottom line is to properly maintain that 20-thousands of an inch gel
coat. Even if it has been 'ignored' for sometime, it *can* most likely be
'brought back'. I would suggest that you get a copy of her book, and a
couple more 'of the type' from your local library {try 'inter-library loan'
if not on the 'local' shelves}. Take an evening and a pot of coffee, and
read through them - especially the chapters on 'Compounding and Waxing Gel
Coat' and 'Washing' hints such putting some vinegar in your wash water. Take
notes.

What I'm getting at is NOBODY can do that 'Super, Looks-Just-Like-Gel-Coat'
paint job . . .the FIRST time. Plus, whatever you 'screw-up' -YOU will have
to live with it for a LONG time {or spend a ton to get someone else to
correct}. Even if no one else notices it - YOU will !! Spend a very few of
those dollars you have set aside for the paint job. In just the time it
would take you to 'tape-off' and properly prep the hull, you'll be able to
wash, compound, wash, and wax. Live with it this 'season', with maybe
another waxing mid-season. Clean & cover her well over the winter . . . a
GREEN 'Farm Tarp' is an excellent choice.

A quick 'spritz' and wipe down next Spring . . . and tell me what you think.

You can always paint - but now you've tried a less 'invasive' solution
first, had time for a bit more 'research', saved up a bit more money, and
had time to PRACTICE *YOUR* technique.

Regards & Good Luck,
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop

"Pat" wrote in message
...
Hi all,
Thanks for your input I have gotten quite a few emails and most people
like
interlux Interthane for cost and ease of painting. I am going to go this
way.
Thanks again, Pat
"Pat" wrote in message
. ..
Hi,
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for
painting.

I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it
with
rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray
guy.
I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work
with.
What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated.

It's probably been discussed many times but I'm new to the news group.

Thanks, Pat