Paint

[jono_howlett]

Hi all,

So I'm thinking of painting the insides of the deck lockers this winter. Years of muddy anchors, rusty chains, fuel spillage etc has taken its toll and simply scrubbing isn't going to return them to anything like a "clean" condition. Could anyone recommend a decent paint? Hard wearing, white, likely to stick to a less than perfectly clean fibreglass surface....

Many thanks

Jono

 

[rogerball0]

Hey Jono

I've used 2 pack epoxy floor paint to paint my bilges out, goto Ebay and type in White epoxy floor paint and you'll find a handful of suppliers. You should try and prep the surface as good as you can (wash w/ detergent & hot water, dry, sand then wipe down with acetone) to ensure decent adhesion and certainly better value than the usual brands.

cheers roger

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[Poignard]

The issue is how well you can prepare the surface before painting. If access is difficult or the surface is very rough, you won't be able to rub it down properly with abrasive paper so there's no point in putting expensive paint over it because it will come off. In that case you might as well save youself some money by using a good quality kitchen emulsion (eg Dulux). It's easy to apply and easy to slap on another coat on when it starts to look scruffy again. Also the fumes aren't bad and it's easy to clean the brushes afterwards.

 

[PhillM]

Danboline.
Sticks even to badly prepared areas. If all else fails scrub it with a scotch pad, wash in em white spirit, let it dry for 48 hours then slap on a coat or two.

 

[Bongo]

Flowcoat (gelcoat with wax in ) gives a more durable finish..from East Coast supplies.

 

[Avocet]

Another vote for Danboline. I've recently done my cockpit lockers. Can't get right down them so ended up with a cursory scrub at the far end with a pan scrub on a stick and some hot soapy water. The paint seems to have adhered extremely well despite that.

 

[Seajet]

I did my cockpit lockers with Danboline, it's hard wearing alright but being grey it doesn't make it easy to spot things in there; it's a while ago since I applied it, is white available now ?

I know white might get dirty but I'd risk it; otherwise it's external grade Dulux I suppose, their Metalshield stuff is silver in colour and the best treatment I've ever tried on my keel by a wide margin, so hopefully the ' normal ' stuff is good nowadays as well...

 

[sailorman]

I did my cockpit lockers with Danboline, it's hard wearing alright but being grey it doesn't make it easy to spot things in there; it's a while ago since I applied it, is white available now ?

I know white might get dirty but I'd risk it; otherwise it's external grade Dulux I suppose, their Metalshield stuff is silver in colour and the best treatment I've ever tried on my keel by a wide margin, so hopefully the ' normal ' stuff is good nowadays as well...

Try Blakes its much nicer

 

[Tranona]

Try Blakes its much nicer

Living in the past! Blakes is dead. Long live Hempel!

Their Danboline equivalent also works well.

 

[Avocet]

I did my cockpit lockers with Danboline, it's hard wearing alright but being grey it doesn't make it easy to spot things in there; it's a while ago since I applied it, is white available now ?

I know white might get dirty but I'd risk it; otherwise it's external grade Dulux I suppose, their Metalshield stuff is silver in colour and the best treatment I've ever tried on my keel by a wide margin, so hopefully the ' normal ' stuff is good nowadays as well...

Yes, you can get it in white. That's what I've used. Will probably get dirty, but will have a long way to go before it's as dirty as the flowcoat in there was! Besides, it's dead easy to touch-up.