Lance, Is the pattern still visible after you applied the paint? "Jones, Lance B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mark, I scuff sanded my worn out non-skid and then hit with a wire brush to get the indentations. After that, I washed it real good. Mask anything you don't want painted. I used Easypoxy with medium grit to repaint the non-skid. It worked well and dried fairly quickly. I'm happy with the results.
Lance B. Jones _/) Internet Account Representative AT&T Advertising & Publishing 2247 Northlake Pkwy Tucker, GA 30084 Direct: (678) 406-2183 Toll Free (866) 713-9515 Fax: (770) 908-6273 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Tamblyn Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: paint Avoiding work... Yea I'm good at that. After years of procrastination I'm about to paint the deck. The gel coat is worn right off in some places and is so faded chalky and worn out that it is way way past time. I'm thinking start by doing the ugly worn out non-skid. Then I should be so motivated by the results that I'll go on and do the rest. Does anyone have advice on what to use and the pitfalls. I know that cleaning sanding and prep work are critical for a good result but there is just no way I'm removing all the hardware and spending 100 plus man hours on fixing every blemish just to paint a 30 year old boat. So I guess I'm trying to figure out what I should be spending the real time on and what will lead to a real problem if I don't pay attention to it. Mark Tamblyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffery L. Sheler Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: dinghy bottom paint Hey Mark. Yeah, cleaning regularly is probably all I can do. Although it would be nice to find some elegant and ingenious way to avoid work. That is my goal in life. Jeff Sheler s/v Windsome C27TR #6594 Hampton, VA At 11:17 AM 3/22/2007, you wrote: >Jeff: > >How hard would it be to just pull the dink out and scrub the bottom with >a stiff brush. I'd figure, do it every time you clean the prop. > >Painting can't hurt. If it comes off then you are no worse off. I doubt >it will stick very well. Maybe coat the bottom with some kind of >prep/undercoat first but then you have given the marine life something >to stick to as well. > >Mark Tamblyn > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffery L. Sheler >Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 1:06 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: catalina27-talk: dinghy bottom paint > >In an earlier thread, I pondered whether to build a floating berth for >my dinghy -- which must be stored in the water at my Chesapeake Bay >marina -- in order to hold down crud growth on the bottom. The best >advice and easiest solution seemed to be to slap on some anti-fouling >paint. Here's the rub: the hull is made of polyethylene. (The dinghy is >a Water Tender 9.4 made by Johnson Outdoors). A salesman at my local >West Marine suggested using a bottom paint designed for inflatables (I >forget the brand he showed me), which seemed to make sense. Before >purchasing, I thought I'd check with the manufacturer. Over the phone, >a Johnson customer service rep, sounding rather tentative, said no >paint will stick to the polyethylene hull. She probably is right, but >since she sounded uncertain, I thought I'd check with the real experts. >Anyone out there have any experience in painting a polyethylene hull >(or trying)? > >Thanks, as always, for your insight. > > >Jeff Sheler >s/v Windsome >C27TR #6594 >Hampton, VA ***** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. GA623 --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.
