What type of gloss paint should I use?

[Malcb]

I have a Virgo Voyager and the very broad painted coachline between the fore and side windows on the saloon roof needs repainting. It's colour, needless to say, is not a standard yacht enamel colour. It is a 'caramel brown' colour which matches the fibre glass stripe on the hull below the rubbing strake. So obviously I need to attempt to match it. What type of paint, other than yacht enamel, can I use. Are auto paints suitable, or conventional outdoor dulux paints suitable on GRP?

Any advice will be extremely welcome.

 

[pappaecho]

I have a similar problem on my Evasion 32 - solved it not with paint, but getting a local Sign producing company is Gosport to Produce a stick on vinyl "decal" which looks a lot better than any paint. They also produced 3 groups of letter in different sizes for the bows and stern - the whole lot cost about £80, and the decals were on both sides of the coachroof ... dunno about brown tho?

 

[BobGiles]

Not a problem in using mormal exterior qulity gloss paint for you boat, but you will need to prep the area well first. the idea of using vynal from the sign makers is a good one as long as they can cut you a piece long enough for the strip, unless you doit in pieces. having worked in the sign trade for many years i can tell you that it works well.

bob

 

[Lakesailor]

You could go to a good automotive paint supplier, every town or city has a spot that does everything required, and get Coach Paint. It is formulated for brushing and can be mixed in any colour. Lots of places don't do coach paint nowadays, but it is still available.
Coach painters , before the days of space heating, used to put the paint pot in a bowl of warm water to keep the paint at a flowing temperature.

Smiths in Kent may be someone to ask.