Hull Painting

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Great Sailors,

Does anyone have experience with painting the hull?

Type of paint?

Brush? Roller? Spray?

Thank you in advance.

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I've painted a couple of Fiberglass hulls before. One I used a polythane rolled on and brush tipped down. After two coats, I then sanded to a smooth finish with 400, then 600 grit. Finally applied a coat of teflon wax. Came out great. Just recently sprayed a Laser with Kyrlon Fusion. Wet sanded with 600 then Tefloned. Looks great , much less work than rolling. Both boats are dry sailed and have held up great so far.
 
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