So the hull badges had bothered me for a long time. I tried updating them on the fly when I had the fiberglass work done on the boat and botched it pretty badly. The stickers were faded and peeling a bit in some places.
So I decided it was time to refurbish them...
Step one - tape off and peel off the old stickers... the taping was easy, some of the stickers were still really on there, even after almost 30 years.
Step two - paint base coat - 2 coats.
Step three - paint in silver portions, 2 coats - did this by hand with a small brush. TIP: Don't have a bunch of coffee before doing this, and don't even think about trying to do this in the water!
Step four and five - Add new stickers (found them on eBay, believe it or not) and add three coats of Acrylic sealer with UV protection.
Final product - I'm pretty happy!
I used Krylon paint for plastic for this job and it stuck well - all I did was scuff it just a bit with a Scotch-Brite pad.
No comments:
Post a Comment