Hi
I painted my vega oxford blue a few years ago. She looks excellent, many
people thinking its been sprayed / its the gel coat colour, however,
during the summer it can get a little warm down there, and thats in a UK
climate. Once the suns gone in she cools quite quickly, so its never been
a problem sleeping etc.
To paint I.
* Sanded back with an orbital to get the surface ready as shed been
painted previously.
* Applied 2 coats of flat dark blue International under kote primer
Yes, spelt correctly. This not only primed but gave me a good colour
change from the white.
* Applied 2 coats of oxford blue international Top Lac As the day
was although dry with no wind, a little cold, I boiled a pan of water on the
hob and then sat the paint tin in the pan of hot water, this thinned it well
by warming the paint, making it much easier to apply.
* I applied the paint with a small roller. Some one told me to use a
mo hair roller This was a disaster as the hairs came out and made a real
mess so this part had to be cleaned off and re-started. I eventually use a
sponge roller which did upon initial application leave a lot of air bubbles.
Once I did about 1 meter sq. with the paint still wet I then went back over
but incredibly lightly, this making all the air bubbles disappear to bring a
gloss finish.
* All painting done outside in UK typical spring weather.
* I have painted her once since and I can prep and do the whole boat
in a morning. You can get one coat out of a small 250ml tin.
* I then fitted a white tape covel line in the covel line bit Easy
and looks the job. Red antifoul with white boot top and I was please with
how she looked, albeit a little warm in the height of summer.
* Word of warning Use socks on your fenders, otherwise if it rubs
for long enough it wears through Im talking from experience.
Good luck
Tim
PS Went out sailing on Sunday over to the Isle of Wight and back A good
solid F6 F7, 2 reefs and a lot of genny rolled up with 5.5 to 6kts
windward (Got the winches wet once so quite exciting really) then 8kts +
broad reach on the way back pushing some tied off the tops of the waves
Only 2 other yachts out Seriously cold but the boat performed faultlessly
.
Tim Buckley
Shipshape Services Ltd.
Tel: 023 92 466 277
Fax: 023 92 466 249
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From:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of olavhm
Sent: 22 January 2007 20:52
To:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlbinVega] hull paint - colour
I´m planning to paint the hull. I like the colour of dark blue, but I´m
unsure of how this will
effect the temperature inside the boat as I´m planning a trip to the
tropics. Anyone having
experience with a dark hull in tropic temperatures? Thanks!
Olav V1480