Ryan23
08-03-2006, 12:00 PM
Hey guys! I'm in the process of restoring my 75' Spitfire. I found out my boat had been painted sometime during the first 5 years of it's life. Curiosity got the better of me and I started stripping this hideous paint scheme off. Lo' and behold, I found the original gel with not one but two stipes. The gel seems to be in really good shape with only a few spots that need to be touched up. Obviously I still need to get busy with the wet sanding.
The stripes themselves have a bit of a jagged edge, almost like someone got a little carried away with the sander prior to it's previous paintjob. I figure I can tape those off and straighten them out with some Interlux "Brightside" marine paint.
The upper stripe tapers toward the bow while the lower one does not. The lower one has about a 3/4" gap from the chine which appears to be in line with the "classic" boot stripe. The upper stipe is also a bit thinner than the lower. Do you think the upper is a "factory" stripe? It would appear to me that it is. While the stripper (Interlux 299) managed to eat all the old paint, it didn't faze these stripes at all. I'm guesing they are gel'd. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scoobywrx/donzi/new3.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scoobywrx/donzi/new4.jpg
The stripes themselves have a bit of a jagged edge, almost like someone got a little carried away with the sander prior to it's previous paintjob. I figure I can tape those off and straighten them out with some Interlux "Brightside" marine paint.
The upper stripe tapers toward the bow while the lower one does not. The lower one has about a 3/4" gap from the chine which appears to be in line with the "classic" boot stripe. The upper stipe is also a bit thinner than the lower. Do you think the upper is a "factory" stripe? It would appear to me that it is. While the stripper (Interlux 299) managed to eat all the old paint, it didn't faze these stripes at all. I'm guesing they are gel'd. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scoobywrx/donzi/new3.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scoobywrx/donzi/new4.jpg