Touch up Paint?

Larrys78 · Post by **Larrys78** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:59 pm

I have a few chips and on spot on my transom I would like to touch up does anyone know a paint and or color that will match the F-32 it's seems to be a hard color to get anything to match.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:57 pm

Larry if its painted then its not the same as new when it was gel-coat. You should be able to get a paint chart to try and match it

kevinz · Post by **kevinz** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:05 am

Hey, talking about paint, is Crusader blue available in a brush form? I have Crusader blue spray paint, but I need a brush paint to touch up a few spots on the motors.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:25 am

Take the cap (if the cap matches the color ) and match it up at a parts store like pep boys . ( wont be engine paint but thats fine)

farfrompuken · Post by **farfrompuken** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:04 am

I used Pettit Easypoxy 50% off white and 50% satin white to repaint my catwalks and it almost an exact match for the fadded original gelcoat. In my cockpit I repainted with 70%/30% of the same colores and matches real well because sun didn't fade gelcoat as much

jimbo36 · Post by **jimbo36** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:19 pm

O.K, I'm going to throw this out, .. but don't laugh, or tell anybody.

I have restored many boats, matched gelcoat for minor repairs out the ying yang. I had a couple of repairs on my F36 and went through the process (and expense) of trying to formulate the right mixture to acheive the color match, unsuccessfully. One day I was in home Depot in the paint section. I spotted a can of Krylon Fusion spray paint "for plastic" I knew the color was near perfect because I stared at it for hours trying to match it. Thought, what the hell, let's try it. I wiped down the area I had painted with acetone, sanded with 320, and sprayed it with the Krylon. Perfect match

and very shiny

. I buffed out the area and, I have to say, it was the best job I have ever achieved on a spot repair.

That was 2 years ago and it looks like part of the original boat. Promise you won't tell?

Jimbo36

ramblin · Post by **ramblin** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:12 am

Kevinz - regarding the crusader blue touchup, if you have the spay just spray a bit into the cap to get a puddle and then you can use a touchup brush.

Larrys78 · Post by **Larrys78** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:51 am

I like the spray can idea might try it

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:39 pm

Jimbo, sweet idea! I have been thinking about repainting or touching up the cabin sides (oh, for about 11 years now). I like your approach, because it sounds easy (and easy is the operative word for us old retired farts). Thanks!

shawzy44 · Post by **shawzy44** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:59 pm

Last year I used Bavarian Cream (from Benjamin Moore Paint) to paint the old teak veneer at the aft of my F-28, it worked really well and matched the fiberglass color nicely.

Kevin