Repainting boot and cove stripe

[chrisings]

So, we're repainting our stripes. Honestly, a lot of work (elbow grease kind) but, I think, coming out nicely.
If you're considering it I would be happy to answer questions.

 

[JohnVTX]

Looks great

 

[kito]

I just painted my boot stripe too. I just used vinyl for the thin top one. What paint did you use?. Did you roll/tip it? I used 4 coats of good ol' Rustoleum Topside paint. I started with the roll/tip method but found the 4" foam roller did good by itself. Just a little buffing and I'll be good to go. I used Rustoleum since I had good luck with painting my Force 5's hull with it. After a few weeks it cures fairly hard.

 

[chrisings]

Used Petit EZPoxy and the roll and tip method. The painting was the easiest part and came out far better then we expected. The sanding, prepping and masking on the other hand..........labor of love.

 

[kito]

I bet the thin one was a pain. I figured if I painted mine it would look like a blind demented circus monkey painted it. I applied my vinyl pinstripe on both sides in 15 minutes and looks good. The factory stripe was vinyl so I wanted to keep it original

 

[Scott T-Bird]

I applied vinyl cove stripes and one side looks like a blind demented circus monkey did it. I shouldn't have done it while the boat was floating at the slip!

 

[kito]

I figured applying just one strip of tape (vinyl) would look better than me putting down 2 equally spaced strips of edge tape. It would have looked thin....fat...and like and EKG readout.