ericson 27 and paint-interior and exterior

[nathansackett]

hey all you wonderful advice givers....
i need some help.
i have an old ericson 27 and i am looking to do two things this next few weeks.
1. paint the interior fiberglass. i read an article about it- and it says to use an akryl -interior paint. said with 100 git, acetone to clean, and paint. any advice? i was going to start with locker, bildge, etc and was thinking about the enire interior as it is old and looking sort of nasty. any ideas?

2. i want to paint the deck. i have already removed most of the hardware and am now preping the old gelcoat. i scrubbed, and filled wholes with bondo and sanded.
a few questions relating to this. any words of wisdom regarding the inbed non-skid? can i just sand them down and re-do with the glued rubber matting and paint over it? any ideas on what to fill deck wholes with? i was told bondo words fine, but i am suspicious.

thanks,
nathan

 

[mufflaw]

I have a 27 also, and i'm going to try painting the interior ( raw fiberglass ) Under berth storage etc. with Boat yard grade gel coat. I've scrubed and preped and plan to paint today, I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[Sven]

Originally posted by mufflaw
I have a 27 also, and i'm going to try painting the interior ( raw fiberglass ) Under berth storage etc. with Boat yard grade gel coat. I've scrubed and preped and plan to paint today, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Are you going to use a spray-on sealant to get the gel coat to cure ?

Look forward to hearing how it went !

Thanks,



-Sven

 

[mufflaw]

The gel coat I used (having just completed the job this afternoon) is a brand named Clear Cote, It is mixed with a hardner just like polyster resins. It went on thick and messy and didn't give a pretty finish, but it filled all of the pits and holes in the rough fiberglass, sealing it with a very hard finish. Now I will lightly sand and recote with a polyurathane top cote for looks. I hope this will sufice and I won't need an additional sealer. There is probably a much better way of doing this, but I am pleased with the toughness of the gel coat, it's harder than any paint I've ever used.

Nathan, If you go a different rout, let me know how it turns out.

 

[Sven]

Originally posted by mufflaw
The gel coat I used (having just completed the job this afternoon) is a brand named Clear Cote, It is mixed with a hardner just like polyster resins. It went on thick and messy and didn't give a pretty finish, ...
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Follow-up question, if you don't mind ?

Whe you say it is not pretty, do you mean not glossy or lumpy or just not a pretty process ?

Thanks,


-Sven

 

[mufflaw]

Actualy, looking at it this morning, it's not that bad of a finish. It's not a high gloss finish, and it's a little uneven (lumpy) but the original surface was like that to start with. The gel coat is thick and imposible to flow on with any kind of brush, so I rolled most of it and dabed at the cracks and cavitys with a brush, the idea being to cover and seal every thing. Also, after drying, the gel coat still let a little of the original colour of the fiberglass bleed through, that's why i say not a pretty finish. I could leave it like this, and have a very durable finish, but I still would like to over coat it with a beter finish paint.

 

[Nigel Barron]

Not sure if it is feasible in the areas you are working in, but nothing works better than a long board for smoothing out lumpy areas. I faired the bottom of my boat, and must have gone around it 20-30 times with long boards.

Nigel
E27