The Viking 33 we used to own had the top sides rolled and tipped before I
bought it. It would pass a 5 ft test. While we owned the boat I had the yard
paint the boot stripes and they came out beautiful rolled and tipped! Again,
wouod pass the 5 ft test. David Rische rolled and tipped his boot stripes a
couple of seasons ago and they came out great too! That was a bright white
against a dark blue hull. The deck on our current boat was rolled and tipped
with a 2 part paint about 8 years before i bought it and it passed a 2 ft test!
Looked really great. In fact a very seasoned sailor came aboard with his wife
and the wife commented how good the decks looked. The husband said, "it's a
tartan they're just that great, they stay looking good." I then had to tell
him that they were painted. However, that paint job is now failing. It
started to lift and peel off after about 12 or 13 years. I've had the whole
thing stripped, prepped and sprayed with awlgrip 2000. This was because the
decks took some abrasion damage due to a neighboring boat breaking of its
mooring during a storm, hitting my boat, hooking my anchor with its bow rail
and paying out 100 ft of chain across the deck. I'm in an insurance battle...
do not use geico marine insurance. I think it's really about the prep and
getting your technique down. If you have the time and the patience, it can be
beautiful right up close. Thanks, Danny
-------- Original message --------From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 10/8/20 10:14 PM (GMT-05:00) To:
cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Stus-List Painting
topside(less non-skid) My 25 year old topside/deck is looking pretty tired—some
fiberglass is showing through in places.The Kiwi non-skid applied about 6 years
ago is fine and is easily touched up.I am thinking of doing the non-non-skid
with a brush and tip method (?) using a 1 part paint, taping the non-skid off.
My question for the list:Is this a reasonable way to proceed and/or should I
consider a 2 part paint or gel coat and/or a more costly spray paint job.In
either case, would a brush/tip job likely pass the 10 ft test? Charlie
Nelson1995 C&C 36 XL/kcbWater PhantomSent from AOL Mobile MailGet the new AOL
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