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MikeF53 posted 02-15-2009 04:54 PM ET (US)
Hello evryone,
I know this subject has been covered before and I have looked at some previous responses, but I'm looking for some opinions on painting the interior of my Whaler. I purchased a 1962 13' Sport last year that had a bad paint job on the interior. I've spent the last month and a half stripping the inside I'm now down to cleaning out the stipper residue, sanding the interior and filling some holes. I have a friend who is good at painting and he is going to spray it for me. I've seen that the two most popular brands look to be Awlgrip and Interlux. I'd like to know:
What brand do you prefer and why?
Is there anything we should look out for when prepping the boat for paint?
I'm going to paint it blue, reccomendations on paint color?
Is there anything we should look out for when applying the product?
Recommendations for primer and thinner or just go by what the manufacturer says?
I've read diffrent opinions on how well the Interlux dries. Any opinions on that?
Best place to buy paint for the least cost?
Also, when I took the old paint off, we found three patches in the floor that no longer have non skid on them. Has anyone ever tried to repair their floor and put the nonskid back in?
I know there are alot of questions here, so I thank everyone for their help.
jimh posted 02-15-2009 06:49 PM ET (US)
It has been reported that one can make an impression of the non-skid by creating a clay dam around an intact non-skid area and pouring in a casting liquid which will cure into a flexible mold pattern. You then use this pattern to form new gel coat into the matching non-skid pattern in your repair area. See
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/006514.html
for some information. This sounds like something for experts or lucky first-timers. For me, I can't even get gel coat resin to cure.
Be careful when you apply any top coat to the non-skid area, either paint or gel coat resin. A new top coat layer will tend to flow into the little valleys in the non-skid, if any are left on your 1962 boat after 47 years of wear, and the non-skid texture will be reduced. Spray a few thin coats rather than one heavy coat on the non-skid.
Dave Thomas posted 02-16-2009 10:54 AM ET (US)

http://www.masepoxies.com/public/
Try this website. They have a video of their new product for casting the none skid.
Dave Thomas posted 02-16-2009 11:00 AM ET (US)
http://www.masepoxies.com/public/
mvsalvagesolution posted 02-16-2009 10:16 PM ET (US)
sikkens is a good hard paint i had the inside of mine rhinolined myself

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Author	Topic: Painting the Interior of a 1962 13' Sport
MikeF53	posted 02-15-2009 04:54 PM ET (US) Hello evryone, I know this subject has been covered before and I have looked at some previous responses, but I'm looking for some opinions on painting the interior of my Whaler. I purchased a 1962 13' Sport last year that had a bad paint job on the interior. I've spent the last month and a half stripping the inside I'm now down to cleaning out the stipper residue, sanding the interior and filling some holes. I have a friend who is good at painting and he is going to spray it for me. I've seen that the two most popular brands look to be Awlgrip and Interlux. I'd like to know: What brand do you prefer and why? Is there anything we should look out for when prepping the boat for paint? I'm going to paint it blue, reccomendations on paint color? Is there anything we should look out for when applying the product? Recommendations for primer and thinner or just go by what the manufacturer says? I've read diffrent opinions on how well the Interlux dries. Any opinions on that? Best place to buy paint for the least cost? Also, when I took the old paint off, we found three patches in the floor that no longer have non skid on them. Has anyone ever tried to repair their floor and put the nonskid back in? I know there are alot of questions here, so I thank everyone for their help.
jimh	posted 02-15-2009 06:49 PM ET (US) It has been reported that one can make an impression of the non-skid by creating a clay dam around an intact non-skid area and pouring in a casting liquid which will cure into a flexible mold pattern. You then use this pattern to form new gel coat into the matching non-skid pattern in your repair area. See http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/006514.html for some information. This sounds like something for experts or lucky first-timers. For me, I can't even get gel coat resin to cure. Be careful when you apply any top coat to the non-skid area, either paint or gel coat resin. A new top coat layer will tend to flow into the little valleys in the non-skid, if any are left on your 1962 boat after 47 years of wear, and the non-skid texture will be reduced. Spray a few thin coats rather than one heavy coat on the non-skid.
Dave Thomas	posted 02-16-2009 10:54 AM ET (US) http://www.masepoxies.com/public/ Try this website. They have a video of their new product for casting the none skid.
Dave Thomas	posted 02-16-2009 11:00 AM ET (US) http://www.masepoxies.com/public/
mvsalvagesolution	posted 02-16-2009 10:16 PM ET (US) sikkens is a good hard paint i had the inside of mine rhinolined myself