T&T: i am looking for anyone who has painted a white hull with a dark color

[Phil de l'Etoile]

It seems to me there was Passagemaker article on this subject a couple
of years ago, and it discussed an inherent problem with painting dark
over light.  As I recall there is a difference between the curing of
light colored gelcoat and/or fiberglass and dark colored gelcoat
and/or fiberglass.  If that is true, I would expect that KKMI should
have known that.  Maybe Nelson's or Grand Marina would have an opinion
on the subject.

Phil de l'Etoile
West Sacramento


On 4/2/08, badornato <adornato at gmail.com> wrote:
> I promise this is my last inquiry about this.
>
> I am looking for anyone's experience with painting their previously white
> hull with a dark color.
>
> I am having problems with my 18 month old $16,000 awlgrip paintjob from kkmi
> in richmond california.  dark blue over white on a 1985 Krogen 42. We are
> getting cracks in the paint, especially in the areas exposed to most sun.
> I have been told this "frequently happens" by the Awlgrip expert and no one
> is to blame except the owner who wanted a dark color and the excessive
> sunlight.
>
> My impression is that there are lots of boats out there in hotter climates
> than San Francisco with a dark paint job over previous white that worked out
> fine. And the Krogen fiberglass is just like anybody else's fiberglass.
> I suspect it is an application problem or a paint batch problem but i would
> like to have others experience with this. Am I crazy or are they pulling my
> leg?
>
> --
> bruce adornato
> kk42 amelia sf
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