Lafayette Mike
Active Member
My wife has fallen in love with our Minifish and is going to race it next summer (after I fix it up over the winter). It's easier to handle in high winds than her Laser II and she likes the easy setup/knockdown. We are both getting older (60) and it's a great boat for her.
The hull is in great shape. Still glossy white......but the orange stripes are coming off. I can't really tell if it is lousy paint or adhesive trim striping.
Either way, I'd like to scrape off the orange stripes and repaint the original stripes red and blue, to match her new sail. The stripes are only about 24" long......between 1" and 2" wide.....
I really can't see purchasing two quarts (one red, one blue) of Topside paint for this job. Too expensive..... Assuming I prep the fiberglass well (the hull doesn't appear to have any crazing or cracking), can I use a high quality (Rustoleum?) gloss spray paint? Or does anyone have a better suggestion? The boat is used in fresh water only, stored out of the water upside-down. If I have to repaint every couple of years, thats OK.
Thanks
Mike
The hull is in great shape. Still glossy white......but the orange stripes are coming off. I can't really tell if it is lousy paint or adhesive trim striping.
Either way, I'd like to scrape off the orange stripes and repaint the original stripes red and blue, to match her new sail. The stripes are only about 24" long......between 1" and 2" wide.....
I really can't see purchasing two quarts (one red, one blue) of Topside paint for this job. Too expensive..... Assuming I prep the fiberglass well (the hull doesn't appear to have any crazing or cracking), can I use a high quality (Rustoleum?) gloss spray paint? Or does anyone have a better suggestion? The boat is used in fresh water only, stored out of the water upside-down. If I have to repaint every couple of years, thats OK.
Thanks
Mike