peter byrne
15th September 2003, 04:25 PM
The upper hull of my 34' lapstraked bondwood boat has been repainted with a plastic paint (Solaguard) for the last couple of seasons. I have now resolved to do something about it and get back to using an oil based paint laced with Penetrol (wonderful stuff).
I am not keen on trying to sand back too far. My paint shop man has advised a solution of using a Zinsser oil based primer over the existing paint (lightly sanded), following that with the top coats of enamel. This makes sense to me as my experience with Zinsser has been very good. It sticks like s*** to a blanket.
Before I move on this (it is a lot of work and a lot of paint!) I would be interested to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience, particularly with Zinsser in a marine environment, or has any other ideas.
This is the first question I have asked of this forum. It will be interesting to see if the range of opinion is as varied as that I experience at my local boatyard!
Peter Byrne
I am not keen on trying to sand back too far. My paint shop man has advised a solution of using a Zinsser oil based primer over the existing paint (lightly sanded), following that with the top coats of enamel. This makes sense to me as my experience with Zinsser has been very good. It sticks like s*** to a blanket.
Before I move on this (it is a lot of work and a lot of paint!) I would be interested to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience, particularly with Zinsser in a marine environment, or has any other ideas.
This is the first question I have asked of this forum. It will be interesting to see if the range of opinion is as varied as that I experience at my local boatyard!
Peter Byrne