Any suggestions for painting hull and Deck?
I undertook a complete renovation of my Grampian 26. I had to paint the deck since the gelcoat was too far gone and I wanted to repair all the hairline cracks and other cracks and dents. I used Interlux paints, 2 coats of 2 part epoxy primer and 2 coats of 2 part polyurethane. I was quite satisfied with the results. The paints were applied basically with a thin nap roller and the results were good. It takes a bit of practice to get the paint thinning right. A lot of care must go into the preparation: – cleaning – dewaxing with a solvent wash – sanding everything with 80 grit – repairing the cracks: – small hairlines: opening them with a Dremel tool and filling – bigger cracks: repairing with fiberglass tape I tried as much as possible to identify the source of the cracks such as no backing plates under stanchion bases and correct this. I had cracks between the cabin walls and the deck. I opened those and covered with a thickened epoxy mixture ( ideally with fibers) topped with a sandab
