Painting Decks and the Coachroof

[purplerobbie]

I have a rival 32 one of the earlier ones with the grey decks and coachroof.
I'm going to replace the sail cover and the spray hood but i would like to replace them with the beige colour materiel rather than the blue thats on it now.

If i go with the beige colour will it look stupid with the grey decks?
The decks are quite tired so i did think of painting them white and the coachroof and cockpit too.

How hard would it be to get a reasonable finish on these using a roller or brush?
I assume respraying all the deck cockpit and coachroof would cost a fortune?

Or would i be better off just polishing the coachroof and cockpit and tidying the decks then buying a blue hood and sailcover?

Rob

 

[Kilter]

Repaint using deck paint of any colour that takes your fancy. Personally I'd avoid white as it can cause a bit of glare. Our decks are currently cream.

 

[purplerobbie]

Its not just the decks though.
I would have to repaint the cockpit and coachroof or it would look strange. The decks wouldnt be that much of a problem.
Getting a good run free finish in the cockpit and around the windows would be hard work with a brush.
Rob

 

[Mudplugger]

might be worth a little practise?, try and get hold of a couple of jenny brushes (foam squares with a stick), put paint on with a decent brush and lay off with the jenny brush....should get a run free, brush mark free result....Toplac's not bad to use this way. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[Kilter]

I manage ok with brushes, bit of practice maybe but tis possible!

 

[dento29]

single or two-pack paint?

Best way to avoid runs and to get an even,well coated surface is to roller it (foam roller) on so that you have the right amount of paint on then lay it off the a good brush to take the bubbles out..if it's single pack you won't get as many bubbles.
you'd get a better finish and longer ware from two-pack
(o.k a few more coats as it's thinner)

But you can't put two-pack over single-pack!!!.. hope that helps

 

[purplerobbie]

Its just doing the coachroof with all it's nooks and crannys where you wont be able to fit a roller of finish off all in one direction will be a nightmare.
The cockpit and coamings will be another nightmare or a place.
Once i start if it looks crap i'm pretty stuffed really

Rob

 

[dento29]

When you say nooks and crannys, do you mean theres loads of things on the roof? ..as if thats the case..take them off,even if that takes longer than the painting.
or....Get someone who knows what they're are doing? ..it's a question of money, fininsh and time really.

 

[santeana]

I think you've sort of answered your own question, Rob. I'd stick with the Seagull Grey decks. Additional to the your concerns, Grey decks is what 's expected if you own a Rival 32/34! I found using a light rubbing compound (I used Starbrite) on the cockpit transformed the finish. I then applied it to the coachroof and the deck 'surrounds' that separate the molded anti-slip patches, to equal effect. I'm sure tarting up the existing surfaces is the better way to go. At least try it. As far as spray hood colour is concerned - if you like beige, paint a sheet of ply or get a strip of material and offer it up to see what it looks like. I'd go blue myself but it's whatever rocks your boat!

 

[Pasarell]

I would avoid it if at all possible.
Surface preparation will be critical and decks and coachroof have a lot of awkward edges and corners to get into. Masking fittings is not really viable as you either get paint on the fittings or thin unpainted lines so everything needs to come off.
If surface preparation is not perfect the paint will crack and peel which will be far worse than old unpainted surface.
If you do go ahead I would strongly recommend 2-pack polyurethane rather than single pack as it's bond to the substrate will be far better and it will resist chips and cracks much better. It will also be far more resistant to UV which affects decks much more than topsides.
As someone has already said I would also avoid a bright white due to glare.

How do I know? I had mine done professionally on a previous boat. Superb job but not to be recommended. Mine was bright white as well - bad move!

 

[roger]

I made the mistake of painting the cockpit white - the glare is pretty horrid.
Masking off will be necessary - you really can't take off all the windows - and it will take a lot of time. Do it carefully and also do it with good quality tape.