[Public-List] Interior/Cabin Paints

[Gordon Laco via Public-List]

Hello - 

I did the same in our fore cabin... But painted the ceiling planks white
with a 1/2" space between each.  Looks nice.

Gord 
#426 Surprise


On 2016-12-09, 11:59 AM, "via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
wrote:

> Hello again,
> 
> Forget to mention, I did exactly what you intend to do for the pegboard area.
> I epoxied the vertical strips back in place and screwed a ceiling to them
> (used cedar strips for the smell) stained and oiled to match cabinetry!  Very
> salty improvement!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Maurice
> 
> 
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> Hello Jonathan
> 
> I applied three coats of Tremclad white high gloss (canadian equivalent to
> Rustoleum I think), used a bit more than 2 gallons.  That includes behind the
> pegboard, which I removed and tossed, and in all lockers above the waterline.
> I did not sand much but scraped off all peeling paints and really washed and
> scrubed the interior before painting with a potion of TSP, Mr. Clean and
> chlorine, wear gloves!  Use good paint brushes and a 4 inch roller and slather
> it on thick and go back to clean up drips.
> 
> It is holding up very well after three years, easy to clean and makes for a
> bright and shiny interior.  Have fun and yoga really helps for the contorsions
> you are about to engage in!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Maurice
> 
> 
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> 
> Folks,
> 
> Took a look at Practical Sailor to see which paints they recommend for
> painting the overhead, interior of the lockers, etc.  No joy.  Didn't find
> a single article about interior paints.  Deck paints, topside paints,
> bottom paints, bilge paints are all covered, but not interior paints.
> 
> No doubt that this has been discussed before, wondering what folks are
> using now.  What have folks used and decided not to use again.
> 
> The motivating item here is that I removed the Masonite(?) pegboard in the
> v-berth which is used to cover the hull on port and starboard from the top
> of the v-berth to the underside of the deck.  Behind the v-berth is a
> "lovely yellowish" color.   The wife will NOT be happy with that.  The
> pegboard one each side of the v-berth was screwed to five shaped teak
> strips oriented vertically.  Nearly all the teak strips were loose. Now
> they are all loose and have been labeled for reinstallation.  The teak
> strips were attached to the hull with three very generous globs of
> fiberglass resin(?) each.  The globs are so thick that there was a clear
> gap between the teak strips and the hull.  Need to reattach these strips
> and paint the sides of the hull and the overhead before attaching a ceiling
> to the strips.
> 
> Couple photos available on request.
> 
> Jonathan