Yet another post by haugy, pick a color

[haugy]

I'm going to start a thread in the repair section for my boat after this, I promise.

But I need opinions. My Saltare was unfortunately painted. Even more unfortunate is that they left the stripe decals ON when then painted. So removing them has left a nice faded crater.

I'm going to have to put stripes and the supra wave back on to cover it. I'm not going with factory, that's 100% for certain.

My choices are all red, or all gray/dark charcoal'ish.

Take a look, you'll see what the boat looks like with just the red stripe. But that is a small stripe. If I do the whole set in red with the wave I don't know if it would be too much.

Thoughts? Ideas? I don't want to do white as it will make the rest of the boat look yellow since the hull isn't true white.

[Safety Bob]

Hello Haugy, I am a fairly new member here as I just picked up an '88 Saltare in the early spring that I am working on getting in the water real soon! As a prior automotive painter as a profession (which I still do as a hobby on a regular basis), I do not think that you will be happy leaving that paint down the side of that Salty. From what I understand, that paint regardless of product quality, has a fairly high probability of causing you many problems down the road including cracking, checking, and so forth due to the flexing and exposure issues on the outside of a boat. I really do not think that it will stay in great shape for a long period of time as I am sure that you wish it would.

I also have experience working for a resin manufacturer (now out of business), but I spent five years with them and long enough to learn the intricies of working with gel coat (we made dozens of different kinds of resins). Gel coat is typically sprayed into the mold in layers with a spray gun with a very large tip (in order to get the gel coat through the gun). If you really want a beautiful and durable finish on that Salty, I would look at having someone that really knows how to spray gel coat onto the outside surface which I understand is very tricky to do. I have been informed by my supplier here in the Chicagoland area that there is a product out there that can be sprayed onto the outside surface in layers in a gel base that can be finished through wet sanding and buffing. I have not performed a lot of research on this yet, but as a painter, I have a shop set up for this process. I will be doing more research on this as I believe that I would just need a gun for spraying gel and the materials. You do have to be careful with these resins however as they use an organic peroxide catalyst (5.2 Hazardous Class) which is extremely dangerous as a hazardous material and the resin itself is flammable (made with styrene monomer). Personal protective equipment is mandatory for the skin and a respirator with the appropriate cartridge or supplied air to protect your lungs would also be strongly recommended. I believe that any cleanup of materials would have to be performed immediately after spraying as the mixing of the components will cause the gel to "kick" in a very short period of time dependent on the reaction time of the catalyst and the formula used for the product. As a painter, I definitely am going to look into spraying the gel coat as I am looking for longevity and quality! As a painter, you have to have a lot of patience as it looks like many of the Supra owners on here have with all of the restoration work they have performed. Good luck! Let me know what you find out and what you ultimately end up doing on this project of yours!

[mapleleaf]

My initial thought was it's red under there, bring it back...
I'm gonna say charcoal gray...

[beast 496]

I like the red stripe, Forget about the baby blue wave, but I would add
Supra. Great looking ride. What type of paint? Imron? or Base/clear enamal?

[jsandy]

i would go baby blue man. i like the light color contrast against the dark. brightn it up a little plus the red/black is just beat to death

[Salty87]

you like red, do it. now's your chance.

not that you asked but my vote is interlux perfection paint.

[haugy]

I can see how my post was confusing by the responses.

The boat's gelcoat was black, the paint is black. The whole boat is black. The red stripe was part of the original decals. I left them to see how it would look.

With the gelcoat black, and the paint black, there is no paint in this equation. But since there is paint over gel, there is a BIG color difference and depth between the two.

So my question was in regard to what color stripes (in the decal location) should I get? I'm not doing the rainbow stripes.

[DAFF]

All black with a stripe of ghost black where the original strip was. This way it looks original but updated colour scheme. Ghost black is the same colour with the additional metalic flake added to the paint.

[DAFF]

Almost forgot !!! Pick up some alunimum brightener for your rims.. Use a small amount in the bottom of a pail and brush it on the rim. Wait a few moments and rinse. Repeat untill they sparkle like new !!!

Usually a 10/90 split on chemicial to water. Don"t try on a sunny hot day !!!! Clouds are your friends on cleaning days!!!

[haugy]

All black with a stripe of ghost black where the original strip was. This way it looks original but updated colour scheme. Ghost black is the same colour with the additional metalic flake added to the paint.

That's kind of the direction I'm thinking of heading. I like the black stripe, I'm not sure how it would look with metal flake.....I'm kinda torn there. Could be badass, could look awful. I'm also thinking a very dark charcoal/gray to blend but stand out.

As for the rims, they are toast. Rust has gotten in behind all the coating. They'll get me through this summer since I've got new tires on, but in the winter they are getting trashed.