Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:54 pm
Scrap, sand, sand, sand, sand, and on and on and on. Be careful not to use too aggressive grit, when the white gelcoat starts to show, slow down. The gelcoat layer is very thin and you don't want to get into the glass.
I've had good luck with Interlux products. The more you can spend, the happier you will be. I've used the "wear-away" products, they generally need to be touched up if annually (at least here in MN). The other thing about the less expensive coatings is that if you pull your boat for winter storage as we do here, the softer "wear-away" paints crack when they dry and get very chauky. If you don't recoat in the spring, it basically falls off when you drop you boat back in.
Check for primer requirements with the more expensive paints. Follow the directions. Again, the cost up front is hard on the pocket book, but its your Trojan, and its only money
I've had good luck with Interlux products. The more you can spend, the happier you will be. I've used the "wear-away" products, they generally need to be touched up if annually (at least here in MN). The other thing about the less expensive coatings is that if you pull your boat for winter storage as we do here, the softer "wear-away" paints crack when they dry and get very chauky. If you don't recoat in the spring, it basically falls off when you drop you boat back in.
Check for primer requirements with the more expensive paints. Follow the directions. Again, the cost up front is hard on the pocket book, but its your Trojan, and its only money