On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:14:08 +0200, Ulrich G. Kliegis
wrote:

Thanks for the enlighting, anyway. People who have done that here
complain of the dirt collecting in the little craters. My berth is
just opposite the locks of the Kiel Canal, which means lots of smoke
and other residues of the crude oil that the big ships push out. That
combined with the odd rain shower lets the surface age pretty quickly,
optically at least.

But the method is nice.

AFAICR a possible way to get round that is to paint a second coat of
paint over the craters.

Wouldn't take too long to try out a sample on some scrap board, to see
how easy it is to hose/scrub clean.

The first coat of paint could be done through a template or with
masking so the edges are left clear and so easier to clean.

cheers,
Pete.

Pete C wrote:

AFAICR a possible way to get round that is to paint a second coat of
paint over the craters.

Doesn't that dull the edges of the craters, thus losing grip?

The obvious answer is to choose the colour of the paint carefully
to match that of the expected dirt.

"Ronald Raygun" wrote in message
. uk...
Pete C wrote:

AFAICR a possible way to get round that is to paint a second coat of
paint over the craters.

Doesn't that dull the edges of the craters, thus losing grip?

The obvious answer is to choose the colour of the paint carefully
to match that of the expected dirt.

Yes. This year I have chosen to piant my bottom with hairy green antifoul
paint. I've had trouble however, exactly matching the seagull patina on the
cabin roof - any suggestions?

Floatything

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:18:51 GMT, "Floatything"
. I've had trouble however, exactly matching the seagull patina on the
cabin roof - any suggestions?

Floatything


Why bother, that stuff is waterproof, doesn't fade, non-slip (after
the first few hours) and is very environmentally friendly being made
of totally recycled products

Floatything wrote:


"Ronald Raygun" wrote in message
. uk...
Pete C wrote:

AFAICR a possible way to get round that is to paint a second coat of
paint over the craters.

Doesn't that dull the edges of the craters, thus losing grip?

The obvious answer is to choose the colour of the paint carefully
to match that of the expected dirt.

Yes. This year I have chosen to piant my bottom with hairy green antifoul
paint. I've had trouble however, exactly matching the seagull patina on
the cabin roof - any suggestions?

Get a cat (real), or an owl (fake).

Floatything wrote:

This year I have chosen to paint my bottom with hairy green antifoul paint.

There's really nothing more to say to that.

Pete

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:35:02 GMT, Ronald Raygun
wrote:

Pete C wrote:

AFAICR a possible way to get round that is to paint a second coat of
paint over the craters.

Doesn't that dull the edges of the craters, thus losing grip?

Maybe.... I'd have thought that the slippiness is down to aquaplaning
more than anything.

Just had a thought that maybe sprinkling small crumbs of foam (same
colour) on the wet paint, then overpainting with a generous coat would
give a nice rough surface.

The obvious answer is to choose the colour of the paint carefully
to match that of the expected dirt.

True, doing the areas of anti-skid in black would help, though not in
hot weather!

cheers,
Pete.