[Alberg30] Painting the interior - water or oil?

[Bill & Mary Ann Mahony]

Scott--see note below to Rabbit...we actually got the original steer from
someone here on the Alberg board (my apologies, I can't remember who).

After replying, I saw Mike's note against using water based paints, and
while I certainly bow to his experience (we're rank rookies), I can only
report what we've experienced. The Zinsers has held up well, it's easy to
touch up (we had the portlights replaced which involved having to retouch
some of the paint)...so far so good.  I have to admit though, unlike Mike,
I've never had to remove the stuff...

Only disappointment we had was with the icebox..I scraped some old paint
off, refinished with the Zinsers, but it has started to peel...I think the
problem is I didn't properly score the icebox interior for fresh paint.

Hope this helps...

Fair winds,

Bill & Mary Ann
#276 "Mary Ann"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Wallace" <tristan at one.net>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Painting the interior - water or oil?


> Hi Bill,
>
> Thanks for the tip!  Did you use a waterbase, alcohol base or oil base
primer
> and bathroom paint?
>
> Scott
>
> Bill & Mary Ann Mahony wrote:
>
> > Scott,
> >
> >     When we got our boat, there was quite a bit of mildew and
discoloration
> > in the cabin spaces.  We sanded just about all the interior spaces, and
then
> > used Zinzer's sealer followed by their bathroom paint.
> >
> >     We've been very pleased so far...only problem we noted was inside
the
> > icebox, where the paint has peeled a bit--I suspect that's because while
I
> > scraped inside the box, I didn't do a good job of prepping that surface.
We
> > plan on refinishing the ice box this Fall, after prepping the surface
> > better.
> >
> >     We found the Zinzer's was very easy to apply, created a great
uniform
> > finish, and would highly recommend it.
> >
> >     Hope this helps...
> >
> > Fair winds,
> > Bill
> > #276 "Mary Ann"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Wallace" <tristan at one.net>
> > To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:58 PM
> > Subject: [Alberg30] Painting the interior
> >
> > > Hi Friends,
> > >
> > > When you paint the interior of your vintage Albergs, what do you
> > > recommend?  The previous owners of our WATERMARK, a 25'LOD Rhodes
> > > Meridian, painted the interior with a waterbase zinser.  It looks good
> > > but we spent two days scrubbing out mold and mildew.  This could have
> > > been because since the former owners we spoke with, two other owners
> > > performed absolutely no maintenance and let her sit at a Florida dock
> > > for almost two years before I bought her and returned her to the
> > > Midwest.
> > >
> > > Some people have remarked that oil base might leave toxic fumes and
> > > cause problems while others mentioned that waterbase is better for the
> > > environment and health.  It would seem to me that perhaps waterbase
> > > paint might be more likely to be conducive to mold and mildew growth.
> > > Oil base might clean better.
> > >
> > > What do you all think?  (and of course, do: )
> > >
> > > Scott Wallace, WATERMARK
> > >
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