Sprayhood Ressurection

[Rob_Webb]

Our sprayhood is now looking very tired and faded (blue with white streaks!) although mechanically it still seems to be sound. Does anyone know of a successful repaint/respray option to avoid full replacement for a bit longer? It's one of the older generation materials which is fairly stiff and a bit plasticy rather than soft and pliant like the newer ones.

Any suggestions welcome!

Thanks
Rob

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[Gordonmc]

I am in exactly the same position, but I inherited the sprayhood along with the frame (cast-off from a boat being treated to new canvas work).
I was going to try it with an aerosol paint from Halfords which is used for vinyl stuff, dashboards and the like. There's a red which looks close to the colour.
If it cracks up after a season there's no loss.
I'm going to do it in the next couple of days and will report back.

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[vyv_cox]

You can buy stuff from camping shops for restoring canvas colour. There are probably different types for acrylics and canvas. No good me giving you names as I will be hopelessly out of date.

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

Have a chat with C&J we have found them very helpful

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[Gunfleet]

I couldn't agree more. I am on my second cj marine sprayhood made for consecutive boats. Polite service, the right price doubled up with meeting the deadlines - what else do you want from a supplier? And I've never even met them!

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[nordic_ranger]

Polymarine do a paint in variuos colours for inflatables that can be used on Sprayhoods with great success. http://www.polymarine.co.uk/
Jim

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[jollyjacktar]

I have intentions when my present spray hood is getting near the repalcement stage to use it as a mould, cover it with glassfibre matting and fibreglass resin the whole thing. Thus producing a fibre glass hard-top. I am still thinking this through, but it seems as though it would work. Don't know what to do about the clear panels, but this is only a minor detail. Probably the whole job would end up at twice the cost of the conventional replacement one. I must do some costings on this sometime.

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