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Poly paint question

Submitted by LarryMcInnis - Wed, 5/5/10 » 5:44 PM

I've taped up my yak with 3m's striping tape. If I put a coat of Interlux paint on it, go back after the appropriate dry time and apply another or two layers of paint, will I shred my paint lines upon removing the tape? (The paint having dried across that tape-to-hull seam.) I had no problem doing this with the Interlux primer, but that was a different sort of surface....

Appreciate anybody's experience with this;

Thanks,
Larry

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RE: Poly paint question

» Submitted by Dan Gralnick - Wed, 5/5/10 » 5:57 PM

Hi Larry,

I used Pettit Easypoxy for the "strips at the deck/chine and bottom chine. I used regular blue tape. It came off well without hurting the paint. I took it off when the last coat was wet.

Dan

RE: Poly paint question

» Submitted by LarryMcInnis - Wed, 5/5/10 » 7:32 PM

Dan, that's good to hear.

I was less than impressed with how this Interlux went on... thin foam roller and it left bubbles EVERYWHERE!!! I tipped it out, which seemed to help a lot, and the paint must have a great leveler in it, 'cause when I'd made my way back around the boat, it actually looked pretty good.

Tomorrow's another day!

Thanks for the insight,

Larry

RE: Poly paint question

» Submitted by Dan Gralnick - Wed, 5/5/10 » 9:24 PM

Easy Poxy also bubbled with roller, had to tip it out also, but it flattens well.

Dan

RE: Poly paint question

» Submitted by Laszlo - Thu, 5/6/10 » 6:33 AM

All paints bubble with rollers, that's why they have to be tipped.

RE: Poly paint question

» Submitted by LarryMcInnis - Thu, 5/6/10 » 6:37 AM

Thanks Laslo, was hoping you'd weigh in here!

This morning I did a test pull of the blue tape (that covers the 3M tape) and it came up quite cleanly. I think I'll just have to be careful and pull in the right direction. I may lightly score the lines with a razor prior to pulling, just to be sure.

Larry