Date:         Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:33:36 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
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You  could also use gel coat.  That would give you the same finish you have
from the factory.  Gelcoat is more forgiving, too and will fill scratches
and cracks if worked correctly.   Cheaper than painting with good marine
paint, and less likely to  come loose if your prep isn't 100%.  Easier to
touch up scrapes, too.   That's difficult with L.P. yacht paint.
On Feb 25, 2013 4:35 PM, "neil n" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> Ya, wasn't thinking. Been huffing too much fibre glass fumes. Buying a
> gallon would put me into restoring these tops full time!     ;)
>
> I'd rather pay the extra for quality. Besides; my local Cloverdale
> hasn't got stock of the other stuff.
>
> For anyone else, Rustoleum has a marine paint but not available where
> I looked up here in Vancouver BC.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > I paid about 46 bucks for a quart/litre. That amount gave me 2 coats on
> poptop and luggage rack. Yes it is expensive but it sure is nice paint.
> There was a cheaper Cloverdale house brand polyU paint, but when I went to
> buy it the store was busy and I waited, waited, waited... then drove 5 min
> to marine store and got the Brightside.
> >
> > alistair
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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