Painters Question

[Mark McCray]

Painters,

I'm repairing a boat that the hull flexed and the paint below the clear cracked. Inorder to get the spider cracks out can you lightly sand and clear the spot or do you need to remove the paint, repaint and then clear?

Your help would be appreicated.

 

[Don Ferrette]

Painters,

I'm repairing a boat that the hull flexed and the paint below the clear cracked. Inorder to get the spider cracks out can you lightly sand and clear the spot or do you need to remove the paint, repaint and then clear?

Your help would be appreicated.

Hey Mark-

It depends on how deep the cracking is in the color. Wet sand off the clear in the affected area(s) & then clean real well. Then very lightly wet sand the color & clean. If the crack "disappears" when it's wet with the cleaner you will probably get away with just re-clearing.

 

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Hopefully the person who painted it did it in even layers. I tried to repair a boat in the same state as yours but the paint had a lot of hi - low spots that made it a complete overhaul.

 

[Wesleys Custom Graphics]

Painters,

I'm repairing a boat that the hull flexed and the paint below the clear cracked. Inorder to get the spider cracks out can you lightly sand and clear the spot or do you need to remove the paint, repaint and then clear?

Your help would be appreicated.

Sounds like you answered your own question. If the "paint" is cracked you will have to go through the crack and feather it back. Use a rubber pad, not foam or else you will see valleys in the clear when you are done.