I thought I had seen a thread about this topic but of course I can't seem to find it now that I want to reference it. 

 After a few seasons of hard use I think it's now time to refinish my paddleboard this winter. I'm assuming there's no way to remove and reuse the deck pads – correct?  The pads are still in fine shape and well attached to the deck so it seems a shame to waste them. I'm not crazy about the idea of revarnishing around them  but if others have done so with no ill-effect I may go that route. 

 Also, I am well pleased with the performance of the graphite coating I put on the bottom of my kids kayaks and thought I might add the same to the hull of the paddleboard. Any tips for doing this successfully?  I'm guessing that as long as I sand through the varnish into the epoxy but not into the fiberglass, I'll be OK. 

Thanks,

Patrick