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Post edited 3:00 am –November 14,2009 by Scott Carle

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Now that Scott and I have our bigger boat,we have been working on it a little each week. I really ought to say he has and I have been there with my opinions and moral support. Thus far,we have worked on the bilge pump and a little on the head,but as for the looks I think it will take some time to get to that point. But what we have done regarding the looks is sample a counter top paint by Rustoleum. The boat has a wood grain laminate on the counter tops the rest of the interior has a dark teak. What we are looking to do is lighten the teak and paint over the laminate. So far I would grade the paint with a 4/10 simple because I have noticed some chips in the paint small though they are;it is chipped to the original surface. There is a chance that we coated the paint to thick and so it took longer to dry. We are going to try another spot and paint thinner layers. We'll see. However the color looks really good.

Have a great time with your boat!

Zsanic Carle said:

I suppose the women's perspective doesn't have enough info to make it interesting. So,I will d/c it until a later date when I can submit some interesting info. Good luck to all. Happy sailing,refitting,and remodeling to all sailors.

I painted for many years professionally  and painting over laminate is tricky sometimes. There are many primers out there that say they can get the job done but not many succeed.
The problem is the smooth slick surface does not let the paint take hold so it evetually "chips". There are however primers that do work and used alongside a sanding of the substarte it can be effective.

You could have also used a method I used to use to lighten wood called overglazing. I used to do a lot of "Faux Finishing" and one technique  is to make a glaze from oil products and tint them to the right color  teak,oak…whatever. You then BASE coat your wood (pale beige very light) and then using a wood graining tool lay in a grain into your glaze,This can then be overglazed with oil base "Polyshades" to the desired color with more coats.
I know it sounds confusing but it really does lighten wood.

A real quick down and dirty method is to simply overglaze your woodwork with a stain varnish combo (oil base) with a small amount of off white glaze and coat till you get to your desired lightness.
This quick method requires wiping and sanding your woodwork first,A really great product for "sanding" wood with liquid sandpaper is with a product called "Willbond"
There are many "liquid sandpapers that simply do not work..they are meant for the homeowner….this one works!!! want proof
next time at lowes open a can of liquid sandpaper and sniff ….
Now find "Willbond" usually in pro paint stores, open and sniff…oh youll smell the difference LOL

hope it helps

Martin

SV DE38 "Sea Pirate" 

Zsanic Carle said:

Thanks Martin! very interesting. I will look into the methods you have suggested.

Scott and I are going to move our boat closer to our house so we'll have easier access. I did find that the paint for the laminate chipped very easily.

Right now I trying to get back to covering new boat cushions for both the V-berth and the Main saloon.

Thanks again for the tips.

Zsanic

s/v Valkyr

glad to help…

Hey I have left a couple of posts to your husband,I was wondering if he checks his messages?

one was about the furlers he got and also about the LED's he replaced on Valkyr

if you could give him a little nudge for me pls I'd appretiate it

thx
Martin