Paint Problems

[Junior]

I recently painted the deck of my sailboat with a polyeurethane enamel (maybe it's not the best choice, but that's not the point). My problem is that the paint was so thick that the paint sagged and now looks terrible. I am looking for suggestions on recovering from this mistake. If you can help me please do. Contact at rdownsnpi@hotmail.com.

 

[Jim WIllis]

Sand off the lumps

I have painted two classic cars with polyurethane (two part) and one side of a red GTO looked horrible with sags.AFter full curing (about a week) I used a special little "plane" obtained from an auto paint store, then wet sanded and polished out using Maguires of descending grit sizes.As long as the color matches OK this is the way. If color matching not perfect, spray the area by blaending or to a "hard edge" using back-taping technique. Use a with a THIN coat (can use propellant driven small paint gun). Then lightly polish.It worked for me!Jim Willis

 

[Al Miegel]

What Jim said but

Wait a month or so. The paint is hard enough when your fingernail doesn't leave a dent in it.The tool he describes is called a nibbler or nib file and is actually a plane. A razor bleade at a 5 degree angle and used as a scraper would work OK too. Shave off the run, wet sand using soapy water with 600 and then 1200 wet/dry paper . Keep fluishing area to remove accumalated grit and paint build up. Compound area and you should be fine.Auto urethane works great on boats. Painted many a car and boat over the years with it. Holds up just as well as the expensive imrons and catalysed isocyanates.Al