what kind of paint is in bilge and under seats?

[william]

i think i am going to d a little glass work around the battery/water area on my H23. after that i might want to retouch the paint. what kind of paint is doun here? urethane? how long should i wait for the glass to set-up good before painting? thanks.....

 

[IslandJack]

Great luck with epoxy

I always use my leftover epoxy bottom paint in my lockers and batt boxes. Looks good and hard as a rock. I don't think the label mentions any need for a cure time of glass before applying, but you need to scuff the glass to get the best grip.....so its got to cure at least that long.IJ

 

[william]

what about exterior enamal?

...just plane-ole exterior house paint. i have the don casey book on sailboat refinishing and he lists alked enamal for hull spaces, lockers etc. has anyone tried this?

 

[Jim Logan]

I used alklyd enamel on my interior...

I redid the head in my 1980 H33 and did not want to strip the "wallpaper" from the walls, so I removed and refinished the wood, and painted the "wallpaper" and other fiberglass surfaces, with the exception of the sink top, of course, with a semigloss alklyd paint. That was 3 years ago, it still looks like the day I did it. It is difficult to get all the brush marks out of this sort of paint on a very smooth surface, such as the fiberglass, though - it took 2 coats. Did a light sand and cleaned with acetone before painting.

 

[william]

any more experiences with alked enamal?

thanks jim...yeah, i've read that it is hard to get the brush marks out. this wouldn't be a problem in my case if i use it in the bilge and locker area. a few brush marks here wouldn't be an issue.