Thread: Advice re: repainting old plywood

I'd suggest that the best sealer you could use on the ply would be marine epoxy...thin it down and paint on a few coats, then topcoat with your preferred paint. That'll help they ply hold together for a few more years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8wLbyCk7EQ

Even better would be to sand the whole thing back and seal with epoxy rather than just patches.

Thank you very much for the suggestion Master Splinter, I will see if I can find some locally.

cheers

Gary

Your local marine shop, or failing that, ebay, or http://boatcraft.com.au/informationp...ctoverview.htm

A lot depends on the species used in the plywood, as some tend to develop checks and cracks (meranti and Douglas fir, for example) with movement and age, so epoxy alone wouldn't solve anything. Personally, I think you're best advised to simply sand down the area(s) you're concerned with, possibly filling in the depressions if necessary and repainting. You might want to bulk up paint in the affected areas first, then smooth and fair into surrounding areas, before painting the whole thing. This is a much simplier and cheaper route for this type of repair too, as epoxy is expensive in small quantities.

Thank you PAR,

This old girl was built to a very small budget. Dad used to use as much recycled timber as possible for his boats. The ply however was purchased new but was basic inexpensive plywood, I am pretty sure the outer layer is just pine.

i will start the sanding soon and might just decide what to do once I get the old paint off and see what I'm working with.

might put a few pics up here when I get it sanded back