MattCat
Cadet
- Joined
- Oct 20, 2016
- Messages
- 16
This is my first post here and apologies offered if this is an oft asked question, but I could not find the answer in a search.
Also, as an intro (many forums DO appreciate the gesture), over the summer, I became a first time boat owner (40+ y.o. Marshall Sandpiper) - retirement present to my self
. However, I am very familiar with this model having sailed my father's for many years. But HE always maintained it
. For those who may not know, the Sandpiper is a 15' Cape Cod cat boat and is all fiberglass construction, I believe only the transom and rudder are plywood cored.
I decided the interior beige was not to my liking and the paint was failing in places. I have stripped the seat tops and the floor in the cockpit. And have mostly sanded the remainder of the interior. I did NOT remove any contaminants before (my bad). I have a sneaky feeling, judging by how easily some paint came off the floor and seat tops, that the surface was not properly prepped before the first coat of paint
Request: Suggestions on making sure there are no contaminants, either from poor initial prep or from my sanding without dewaxing/degreasing. I do have access to a power washer AND if possible would prefer not to use the nasty solvents unless absolutely a must.
-thanks
Also, as an intro (many forums DO appreciate the gesture), over the summer, I became a first time boat owner (40+ y.o. Marshall Sandpiper) - retirement present to my self
I decided the interior beige was not to my liking and the paint was failing in places. I have stripped the seat tops and the floor in the cockpit. And have mostly sanded the remainder of the interior. I did NOT remove any contaminants before (my bad). I have a sneaky feeling, judging by how easily some paint came off the floor and seat tops, that the surface was not properly prepped before the first coat of paint
Request: Suggestions on making sure there are no contaminants, either from poor initial prep or from my sanding without dewaxing/degreasing. I do have access to a power washer AND if possible would prefer not to use the nasty solvents unless absolutely a must.
-thanks