Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the paint in the head of my sailboat. It's now old and peeling off (pictures attached) so I would like to redo it. It seems to be something with a grainy texture but I am not sure. What paint would you recommend and has anyone done this before? Thank you!
Advice needed for head paint.
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I don't think that's paint...it looks like vinyl wall covering to me. Slip a knife blade into one of those "blisters" to see how much just lifts off.
--Peggie
--Peggie
You're right, I assumed it was just old paint but it seems to be vinyl. Would you recommend removing all of it and and painting or finding the same vinyl used? I live aboard and use the shower daily so I would like a lasting solution.
Getting so the old glue off is the hard part. The vinyl is peeling because the glue failed, and if you replace the vinyl without getting all the old glue off the new will fail too. BTDT. Peel it all off, clean with whatever solvent seems to cut it. Start with milder solvents first like isopropyl alcohol and work you're way up through the nastier stuff till you find one that works. Wear a filter mask. Then sand. From there you can go with new vinyl and contact cement (also nasty) or paint. I'd go with paint, and good quality exterior latex house paint works surprisingly well in this application. IMO a satin finish looks better for the interior than gloss, and latex does this well and a lot less toxic than oil based.
I'd go with new vinyl made for use in bathrooms. I did that on my own boat. The manager of my local Sherwin-Williams store was very knowledgeable and sold me the right solvent to dissolve the contact cement the boat builder had used, the right wallpaper "paste" and gave me instructions that worked (they also had the wall covering, but that was 20 years ago...not sure Sherwin Williams still carries wallcoverings, but it shouldn't be hard to find stores that do). Once you get the existing wall covering off and dissolve all the remaining contact cement, I'd sand the walls smooth before hanging the new "wall paper." I've hung enough of it to have learned a few tricks that make the job considerably easier...I'll be glad to share them with you when you're ready.
--Peggie
--Peggie