Prepping Boat Deck For Paint
For more how to videos, visit www.boats.com. welcome to our shop and matsya our 1938 herreshoff marlin. today i will show you how to prep and paint an easy do it yourself non-skid finish on your deck.. The prep work is a lot harder and more involved than the actual painting of the deck, but if you take all of these steps to get your deck ready for the deck paint of your choice, you can expect a better coating, more efficient paint usage, and better yet, a beautiful finish without any marring.. Prepping the boat is 75 percent of a successful paint job so be prepared for some serious grunt work: an average 40-footer takes about 80 hours depending on your motivation, equipment, stamina.
Boat deck repair: 7 tips for painting your deck boat deck repair: 7 tips for painting your deck painting is a very important part of your boat deck repair effort. besides the fact that the paint can give a great look to your deck, it also has to protect it from the elements and keep it from being slippery.. Note: though the hull in this video is wood, the process is the same to prepare old gelcoat on fiberglass topsides for painting. welcome to our shop and matsya, our 1938 herreshoff marlin.. New gelcoat and aged gelcoat which is sound; basically free of any crazing, damage or delamination. aged gelcoat with minor crazing and oxidation but no major cracking, crazing, damage or delamination. heavily crazed, cracked, broken and delaminated surfaces. raw fiberglass, laminating resin with no gelcoat..