Fiberglass interior textured paint

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Wondered if anybody has tried a textured paint to go onto bare fiberglass (no gel coat) so will need something to cover similar to Artex it will need to hide the glass but not sure if a ranch paint would smooth the roughness of the fiberglass.Any ideas most welcome.Boat is a Newbridge Virgo voyager.Have read in the forums about masonry paint but need to know if anybody has tried it.
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I'm a great advocate of using stuff from the DIY stores when possible. It may have something to do with the 25% VAT that Labour put on 'luxury' goods in the 70s.

I use Sandtex on my decks but I have also used textured paint on bare glass inside. The stuff I used was Polyripple. You just need to be sure you pick a product designed for flexible surfaces as Artex will crack off.
 
Flo-coat (resin and pigment with wax added) a bit like Gelcoat with wax so no need to cover with plastic.

Apply with a standard 80mm roller for a nice hard wearing smooth finish.

If you want non slip, just sprinkle sand and let it cure then re coat.

Good luck.
 
The small cabin on our yacht has lots of flaking material, mostly on the interior roof..is this because it has been under stress?
I notice it is mentioned that the paint should be flexible, I didn't realise that.
 
Vern said:
The small cabin on our yacht has lots of flaking material, mostly on the interior roof..is this because it has been under stress?
I notice it is mentioned that the paint should be flexible, I didn't realise that.
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It's more likely that your paint is old and breaking down, applied to an unprepared/sanded surface or, if the bare wood is showing through, damp in the wood has weakened the bond. The mention of flexibility above was about a plaster type material that is brittle. That doesn't generally apply to paint.
 
One used to be able to get a paint designed for inside yachts with bits of cork in it to reduce condesation. Called something like Corkon, but no idea how it was actually spelled. I used it on the bare interior cabin of my Westerly25 many years ago, it wasn't cheap, but I was quite happy with the outcome.

But the main solutions to condensation are ventilation, ventilation & ventilation!
 
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snowleopard said:
It's more likely that your paint is old and breaking down, applied to an unprepared/sanded surface or, if the bare wood is showing through, damp in the wood has weakened the bond. The mention of flexibility above was about a plaster type material that is brittle. That doesn't generally apply to paint.
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Thanks, but I forgot to say that it's all fibreglass.
I was interested to read that GRP flex's...
 
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