[Public-list] Thoughts before painting

[George Dinwiddie]

George Mathis wrote:
> The boat has probably never been repainted, except for the bottom, and 
> aside from deck crazing, the paint is in reasonable shape.

Has the boat ever been painted at all?  If it's white, it's likely to be 
the original gelcoat.  If so, I would buff it out rather than paint it.

> * Use epoxy primer on the decks to fill crazing, sand it down, then use 
> Toplac one-part poly.

You may have a hard time getting other types of paint to stick to an 
epoxy primer.  I wouldn't do that.

Also, be aware that painting the non-skid makes it more slippery.

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