painting cockpit & deck

[psud]

The white gelcoat in the cockpit, coaming, etc of my 1973 boat is a bit dull to say the least - I'm thinking of having it sprayed with a two-pack polyurethane paint.

Does anyone know how hard wearing the polyurethane surface is after painting? Is it prone to scratching & scuffing or is it as good as gelcoat? Has anyone done this and if so, how did it turn out?

Thanks

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[snowleopard]

tough as nails

painted my fibreglass car with it and 10 years later not a single stone chip.

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[warrior40]

I would try giving it a serious polish first, with a rubbing compound such as G3, you will be surprised how well even the most scruffy looking gel coat will come up! It really is worth a go first, I did it last weekend, and now the coachroof is unrecognisable!

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[AndrewB]

My cockpit and deck has been painted with two-pack for many years now. Hard as nails, once fully cured. I repaint every few years. One disadvantage is that its very slippery. You'll need Treadmaster patches, or whatever. I've overcoated flat areas with regular deck paint.

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[oldsaltoz]

G'day psud,

Have a look at International Interspray 900, commercial quality, not cheap, Polyurethane, 52% solids with long chain polymers, very high self levelling qualities, I have used it on a number of boats with great success, produces a very high gloss that is extremely hard yet flexible.

And no I don't have any connection with them, I just found it to be the best out there, they are on the web if want more information.

Hope this helps



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[psud]

Thanks for the replies,

I need to repair a few gouges and chips so I wanted to paint rather than polish, although as you point out, most of the deck will need deck paint, so maybe a good polish + deck paint will do the trick.

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[colvic]

Try not to polish where you intend to apply deck paint, as it will come off quite quickly, and leave some patches behind. Looks a real mess. Flat the area you intend to paint for best adhesion/results.


Phil

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