Painting is something that I really do not do well, so it was with a lot of trepidation that I began this part of the restoration. All I can say is - "So far, so good". With two out of three (or four) finishing coats on, things are looking reasonably good.
The drill has been coats of 'single pot' International brand 'TopLac' finishing paint applied with a fine foam roller, tipped off with a paint brush. The coats have been 'next day' coats, so I am going for a chemical bond between coats with the very minimum of selected sanding in a few problematic areas.
The key to the smoothness has been thinning the paint up to 10% with the appropriate thinners. After tipping off the thinly applied rolls of paint, the addition of thinners to the paint has allowed the paint to 'self level' giving a surface free of paint brush marks.
I will apply another coat tomorrow and maybe another the day after that. I will then sail the boat as painted, then do a cut and buff after a couple of months when the paint has completely hardened. I chose the colour yellow because it is a bright, happy, positive colour that makes me smile.................... also it will be a good colour for the Coast Guard to see if I need to be rescued from some old age dotage induced, self indulgent whim of loading the boat up with sandwiches and a thermos and setting off on a passage in the direction of Cape Horn.
