Has anybody painted their bootstripe?
There is nothing like waxing your boat to get up close and personal with every little ding and blemish on your hull. Considering the miles we cover, and the conditions in which we cover them,...
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Hi Addison, I am new to the forum having recently purchased my C42. My other sailboat is a 42 year old Grampian 30. About every 8 years I paint the hull and boot stripe with Perfection, which is a...
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Hi Addison, I have a 1989 C42. The stripes on the boat were green and had faded. Furthermore, I didn't care for the green color. I painted the stripes black and the results have been excellent. After...
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Thanks guys for the tip on using Perfection.i don't think I'll have time to get it done this haulout but it's on the list for next time. Addison
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I've been looking into this as well. We recently changed the dodger color and would like to change the color of the boot stripe and upper stripe. I'm thinking of just covering the 1" upper stripe with...
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John You are probably better off to remove the old stripe first and then thorougly clean the hull underneath with xylene to remove any trace of adhesive residue. As for the outline from the old...
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The upper stripe appears to be painted like the boot stripe, but I'll look again. Thanks, John
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Both stripes on the early C42s are gel coat.RagtimeC42 108
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To solve the problem of green gunk between bottom paint and boot stripes port and starboard next to the bottom paint water line and on the boot stripes themselves…..I carefully removed the boot...
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I had my boat hauled out last week and polished the faded boot to look like new. I used 3M heavy duty rubbing compound and a wool pad on a buffer. I finished with a good paste wax. It took several...
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