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Painting, Wrapping, Sticky Vinyl a Boat....How to?
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<blockquote data-quote="FishinLite" data-source="post: 452565" data-attributes="member: 17366"><p>If you want your result to look like a new boat, whether you use wrap, vinyl, or paint; you will have to do the same process of prep no mater which final covering you choose.</p><p></p><p>Dents, dings, and scratches will always telegraph through.</p><p></p><p>When I did the restoration of an '81 Lund it had its share of dents, dings, and dock rash. I contacted most of the local automotive body shop in the early winter months and found a couple that would repaint my boat inside and out from the chime to the gunnels. MY instructions were to paint the inside with a single stage paint from the below the floor line to the gunnel and the outside with a two stage paint from the chine to the gunnels. They did all the sanding and prep. The were not to do any filler filling but use a filling primer, this would help camouflage the dock rash and any sharp edges.</p><p></p><p>I think the did a great job. If you take a critical eye and look down the boat side at an acute angle you can see all of the flaws. But if you walk up to my boat at a boat landing or see me out on the water, it look great.</p><p></p><p>I id all the vinyl graphic work myself. I spent $1000 at the body shop and about $200 on graphics.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]97853[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FishinLite, post: 452565, member: 17366"] If you want your result to look like a new boat, whether you use wrap, vinyl, or paint; you will have to do the same process of prep no mater which final covering you choose. Dents, dings, and scratches will always telegraph through. When I did the restoration of an '81 Lund it had its share of dents, dings, and dock rash. I contacted most of the local automotive body shop in the early winter months and found a couple that would repaint my boat inside and out from the chime to the gunnels. MY instructions were to paint the inside with a single stage paint from the below the floor line to the gunnel and the outside with a two stage paint from the chine to the gunnels. They did all the sanding and prep. The were not to do any filler filling but use a filling primer, this would help camouflage the dock rash and any sharp edges. I think the did a great job. If you take a critical eye and look down the boat side at an acute angle you can see all of the flaws. But if you walk up to my boat at a boat landing or see me out on the water, it look great. I id all the vinyl graphic work myself. I spent $1000 at the body shop and about $200 on graphics. [ATTACH type="full" alt="boat_side.JPG"]97853._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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