New to board, interior paint questions

[MM33]

Hi all,

I am new to this board and had a few questions on re-painting the surfaces on the interior of my SeaCraft. Can you give me tips on what to use and how the non-skip surface should be prepared?? Also, what should be used on the smooth surface in the interior and how should that be prepared?? Any good books out there to walk me through the process?? My Boat is 23 CC. Thanks in adavance for your help.

rgds,
MM

[FELLOW-SHIP]

Ha MM33
Welcome to the board. Painting has been a subject discussed on this board a few times if you go back in the older posts you will pick up several threads regarding painting. Also you will get a lot of info form the different manufacturers of paint on how to use their products. Probably the non skid parts will just need to be cleaned with acetone then primer and then painted with a roller. As for the rest of the boat there are different methods if you spray or role and tip preparation is the big part of your success. Oh Can you Spell Sandpaper????
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[Scott]

Welcome to the site

Have you done a search for the info??? If not there is a ton of stuff that has been discussed about painting with one and two part paints. As far as instruction ... Go to some of the manufactures website as they may have prep info (Petite Us paints/Awlgrip, Sterling , Interlux) I have hard copies of prep and paint info from Interlux, Awlgrip , Sterling (Sterling paints tech staff is exceptionally helpful with questions)

There is a video out by Bennett Marine Videos that shows the process from prep work to the final topcoat
Also John Greviskis from Ship Shape TV has done several shows about this process (again I think he used Awlgrip) I think if you go to his website you can purchase these videos ....Books are a great foundation .... but seeing someone do it "real time" is invaluable

FellowShip ...a member here has painted his whole boat (roll and tip) he has (and I'm sure will add to this) shared tons of valuable first hand experience as a result of the work he did to his boat

[Scott]

See I told ya Fellowship would show up [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img].... He showed before I posted ....missed your post some how Fellowship!!!

Cleaning non skid ... Missed that too.... I think it was Sterling that told me to wire brush with an abrasive cleaner...hose and wipe it down real good ..prior to the primer coat wipe down with some acetone.. Depending on the "wear" of the nonskid pattern determined what they would suggest for handling that situation.