Topsides paint colour

johnalison said:
I don’t think the exact shade is important, for reasons given above, but you will be OK so long as you choose a white that is warm. This usually means a slight orange or ochre tinge. A blueish white boat doesn’t look good to me when seen beside a warm one. In the end, just make a decision and enjoy it.
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I think you are right. There's a couple of whites on the following chart that I think would be alright - Palm Cream and Mid Century white

What Colours to Choose in 2021 | Taubmans Paints
 
I think the Awlgrip guide (as mentioned at the top by pvb) is a good starting point. I am being lent the real deal on Saturday but in the meantime a scanned version suggests that there are some warmer colours in row 2. Row 1 is too blue/grey but off white and oyster white might be good.

Link to the scanned chart: Untitled Document
 
pvb said:
No, the OP wants a shade of white, he doesn't know which shade. Finding a boat which is the right colour and then matching that colour is perfectly feasible.
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Easily confused I know, but how do you exactly match a colour that is on a uv damaged boat, that you don't know what it is unless you get it mixed as I alluded to?

Ink
 
Ink said:
Easily confused I know, but how do you exactly match a colour that is on a uv damaged boat, that you don't know what it is unless you get it mixed as I alluded to?
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Yes, it seems you may be confused. I'll try this again. The OP wants a shade of white. He can look at boats around him, and might find one which looks the shade of white he'd like for his boat. Then he uses the paint swatch to choose a paint which matches the colour he likes. Then he gets his boat painted that colour.
 
pvb said:
Yes, it seems you may be confused. I'll try this again. The OP wants a shade of white. He can look at boats around him, and might find one which looks the shade of white he'd like for his boat. Then he uses the paint swatch to choose a paint which matches the colour he likes. Then he gets his boat painted that colour.
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Try two different colours one each side... Then you can't be fully disappointed lol
 
Shuggy said:
I'm having the boat professionally repainted in a couple of months. I can have the colour mixed to order. I don't want pure white, but would like something just slightly off-white as I think pure white is too stark. I think she is currently painted with a hint of cream (see pic - the light accentuates the colour to make it look more cream than it is). The problem is that I have no idea what to specify. I have a full set of Dulux colour cards but it's almost impossible to translate them into a full topsides paint job! I can obviously get a sample or two but in the meantime, does anyone have experience of slight cream off-white paint? Photos of your boat and a colour spec would be really helpful.

I've just added a second photo below of my boat (front) and a sister ship (back) showing the contrast in colour. The boat at the back is pure white but mine is definitely off-white.

I have looked at RAL charts and RAL 9001 is too cream-coloured for my taste.

TIA.

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I am sitting here with a colour chart with over 1000 colours on it. It is an old one from my building days so the BSS codes are out of date. However most mixing companies can look it up
The top picture is S0505-Y10R
the best match i can find for the boat in the bottom picture is S 0500-N
personally i would choose 0502-Y05R which possibly has a very tiny bit of green as the next one up the scale definitely shows green/grey.
 
pvb said:
Go on - tell us which colour!

And are you going for AwlGrip or AwlCraft? AwlCraft is easier to repair.
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Oh alright then! She was sprayed in Awlgrip in 1998 and having checked the colour chart I think it was Fleet White. She is now going to be painted using International Perfection Pro but they can mix to any colour.

Having patrolled the marina on Saturday and Sunday I’ve changed my mind - all warm colours look too yellow for our liking.

So after a complete u-turn I think I want something a bit less obvious. Stark White is the choice because despite the name it’s not! It’s off-white enough to take it off Snow White and flatten it a bit. Sarah’s boom is freshly painted in Snow White and I wouldn’t want that for the topsides.

I’m very excited about the potential for a great uplift. Decks and cockpit to follow next year, along with the mast. She deserves to look much better.
 
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Shuggy said:
Oh alright then! She was sprayed in Awlgrip in 1998 and having checked the colour chart I think it was Fleet White. She is now going to be painted using International Perfection Pro but they can mix to any colour.

Having patrolled the marina on Saturday and Sunday I’ve changed my mind - all warm colours look too yellow for our liking.

So after a complete u-turn I think I want something a bit less obvious. Stark White is the choice because despite the name it’s not! It’s off-white enough to take it off Snow White and flatten it a bit. Sarah’s boom is freshly painted in Snow White and I wouldn’t want that for the topsides.

I’m very excited about the potential for a great uplift. Decks and cockpit to follow next year, along with the mast. She deserves to look much better.
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As the custodian of Britain’s scruffiest Nicholson (Awlgrip red* 2012, now blotchy pink, with peeling grey decks) I am following your progress with interest!

* “Sunfast Red G7214” Ha, ha, expletive deleted ha!?
 
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Kukri said:
As the custodian of Britain’s scruffiest Nicholson (Awlgrip red* 2012, now blotchy pink, with peeling grey decks) I am following your progress with interest!

* “Sunfast Red G7214” Ha, ha, expletive deleted ha!?
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As you know, drinks await when you make it up here in your beautiful Nic!
 
We are just painting Marihøna's topsides, in Jotun Pilot 2. I am fed up with the vaguely creamy off-whites and have gone for a very bold, almost yellow, custardy cream. Not for the faint-hearted and already arousing much comment.,
It suits her lines very well, pix to follow.
 
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At anchor on Saturday evening. You can see the Fleet White I think she carries now and the Snow White boom (YMMV with monitors etc). I had the hull sand blasted last winter before epoxying the hull and changing the antifoul colour so the Dover White antifoul (which goes blue above the waterline) probably suits Stark White. We’re also having the waterline re-levelled as it’s never been right in our ownership.
 
Gary Fox said:
We are just painting Marihøna's topsides, in Jotun Pilot 2. I am fed up with the vaguely creamy off-whites and have gone for a very bold, almost yellow, custardy cream. Not for the faint-hearted and already arousing much comment.,
It suits her lines very well, pix to follow.
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Do show!
 
Shuggy said:
Do show!
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Cant wait.5C2DCA1D-D259-4216-9468-7F80EAC3FD10.jpeg2E9C459F-F844-47BB-A32A-88571F9C654F.jpegA1A0A817-6FD4-43B6-8D53-9E77DBD2F209.jpeg
She'ss been getting gradually more thickly custardy under my ownership, maybe the pics give a hint, but the new shade is traditional Birds custard, made with full -fat milk and stirred with a wooden spoon! But not quite so bright and yelllow.
 
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