I use a short foam roller (West System epoxy rollers cut in half). One
person rolls the paint (thinned to just about sagging) and the second person
follows with a good quality brush (using just the tips of the bristles, held
at 90 degrees) and "tips" the bubbles.
Roll horizontally and tip vertically.
Works for me.
MMC.
"MLapla4120" wrote in message
...

Otherwise, a properly thinned oil
based paint is long lasting and trouble free..... apply with the 'roll
and tip' method.


What is the roll and tip method?

Thanks

"MMC" wrote:

I've used plain old oil based house paint on boat interiors for years. Don't
feel I need the UV protection inside the boat that make boat paints so
popular.

Oil base paint is tough, durable and washable. As well as a lot easier to
use than a lot of the boat paints.

I also don't believe everything I take on my boat has to be carried aboard
in a "West Marine" bag, alot of the stuff I use comes aboard in a "Wal-Mart"
bag.

Ditto - we just use ordinary house paint from the hardware store. The
more important thing is to prepare the surface properly - to get it
free of grease and sand it lightly to give the paint something to
attach to - otherwise it may peel off.

You can put mildewcide in the paint if you want. We haven't when
painting vertical surfaces. We mostly get mildew on the overhead.
You can wipe the surface that's mildewed down with bleach, or use that
orange cleaner, or vinegar which will kill it also if you don't object
to the smell.

"MLapla4120" wrote in message
...
Hi,
In an effort to do less varnishing and to achieve a more traditional look,
I'm
going to paint sections of my interior with off white paint. The trim
which is
teak and other hardwood will remain varnished. I'm looking for a good
paint. If anyone else has done this let me know the paint you used.

Thanks



grandma Rosalie

I suggest you use a satin or semi-gloss - looks better. I used Z Spar
- they make flat, semi and gloss - you won't use much so use the best
you can find for washing durability.

On 24 May 2004 02:52:11 GMT, (MLapla4120) wrote:

Hi,
In an effort to do less varnishing and to achieve a more traditional look, I'm
going to paint sections of my interior with off white paint. The trim which is
teak and other hardwood will remain varnished. I'm looking for a good
paint. If anyone else has done this let me know the paint you used.

Thanks

I suggest you use a satin or semi-gloss - looks better. I used Z Spar
- they make flat, semi and gloss - you won't use much so use the best
you can find for washing durability.

I'm definitely not going to use alot and I
don't want it to shine or reflect light very
much. That could be annoying and the
wrong look. So I guess, it's going to be
semi gloss.

(MLapla4120) wrote in message ...
I'm definitely not going to use alot and I
don't want it to shine or reflect light very
much. That could be annoying and the
wrong look. So I guess, it's going to be
semi gloss.

Like you, we were drawn to off-white or very pale cream. We used matte
(satin) rather than semi-gloss because we were in many cases painting
ply panels, and any gloss at all will reveal every bump in the wood
and every flaw in your painting. The disadvantage of matte is that
scuffs can occur easily and can not be readily cleaned; but a periodic
dab with matte paint makes everything new again. You can see some of
the results at http://www.casualsailor.com/ThisOldMotorYacht10.shtml
and elsewhere on our site.

Good luck!

E.J. Bleendreeble
http://www.casualsailor.com

Subject: Paint suggestion needed for cabin interior
From:

Hi,
In an effort to do less varnishing and to achieve a more traditional look,
I'm
going to paint sections of my interior with off white paint. The trim which
is
teak and other hardwood will remain varnished. I'm looking for a good
paint. If anyone else has done this let me know the paint you used.

Thanks





I've been using top quality "home" latex and oil paints on the interiors of
most of the boats I have been painting with great results.

Beats the Hell out of the high cost of "marine" paint. And you can get tons of
custom colors.


Capt. Bill

Capt. Bill