T&T: Interior paint

[Albin43SDtr]

Joel and All,

>On my boat I have areas where I can see my hull quite readily. For 
>instance, when I open the cabinet under the galley sink I can see 
>bare hull. I would like to paint out these areas to make them 
>brighter. Something like a bright white.

On my old sailboat, over the years in Florida, a lot of mold grew on 
many fiberglass hull and underdeck surfaces. I went to our local 
Glidden paint store and had them mix up a gallon of white semi-gloss 
enamel paint with extra mildicide in it. Some I could roll on, the 
rest was brushed on.

One coat and the problem was cured. I bleached the surfaces prior to 
painting (to kill the mold) with a sponge, but could not sand or 
otherwise prepare the surfaces as some were quite rough. Absolutely 
no mold for the remaining 10 years that I owned that boat. The 
interior of the cabinets were nice and shiny-bright as were the bilges, etc.

YMMV. No connection other than as a satisfied customer.


Take care and be safe.

Wayne
Celestial
Albin 43 Sundeck
Near Panama City, FL