Paint question

[paul culver]

Any recommendations on a spray paint that works for cowl vents and winch handle pockets?

 

[G Kiba]

Why does that plastic get so ugly? I found that a wet Mr. Clean Magic Erase cleans them up nicely if they are not too far gone. I have seen them painted but they look worse when it starts to flake off. Hope someone her knows of a new miracle paint that will stay on!

 

[Christian Williams]

My painted winch holsters are still going strong after two years in the sun. After three years, my white dock hose handle-zone paint is finally wearing off, but still looks better than it did.

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My love affair with cheap, soft, user-friendly boat stuff--PVC cowls, vinyl cloth, polyurethane hoses--starts as glossy as a wedding on the Hallmark Channel, only to be followed by steady disillusionment and eventual disappointment. You could...

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[peaman]

I went to an auto parts place to find a spray paint suitable for plastics to paint bicycle handlebar grips white over the original black, and I have been amazed by well it has held up. Many years later, one wouldn't expect they are actually black underneath the white color.

 

[paul culver]

Christian, great advice on Rustoleum High Performance Enamel for my winch handle pocket and cowl vents. The only prep I did was a soap and water wash. Two spray coats covered all the rough spots beautifully. I'm considering using the brush-on version for the rub rail.

Thanks !

 

[paul culver]

One observation: The paint stiffened up the cowls to the point where you need to soak the bases in boiled water for about a minute to soften them up. After that they install just fine.