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froell56
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Initially Posted - 05/15/2012 :  09:52:10  Show Profile
I plan to change the color of my boot stripe and sheer stripe at the end of this season. I just don't like the brown color and they are pretty faded. The boot stripe looks pretty clearly to be paint, but I'm not certain about the sheer stripe. It looks like it may be some sort of tape but I haven't tried to remove any of it. Has anyone changed these that can say for certain ? Any suggestions for paint to use? All help is appreciated!
S/V Lagniappe; West Linn, OR
'77 Cat 25 #136 SK/SR
Sailing the Columbia River
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dolivaw
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  10:12:14  Show Profile
I just had the yard repaint the boot and sheer stripes. I'm pretty sure the original sheer stripe was not tape.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  10:24:34  Show Profile
Unless a previous owner did something (paint or tape), the original stripes are gelcoat.
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  10:48:55  Show Profile
Don,
Are you sure about that? I'm 99% certain that mine is original, and when I was polishing the hull a few months ago, I kept getting color off of the stripes when I hit them, even the sheer stripe, or whatever it's called, under the rub rail would do that to me, so I know it wasn't just bottom paint contamination.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  12:39:59  Show Profile
Yep, it's gelcoat. When waxing, I also get a little blue from the stripe.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  12:40:25  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by dlucier</i>
<br />Unless a previous owner did something (paint or tape), the original stripes are gelcoat.
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Mine (1981) were also gelcoat.
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  13:46:06  Show Profile
Hmmmmm. I've been considering trying to change the color, too. I wonder if a vinyl stripe would cover it.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/15/2012 :  16:38:10  Show Profile
From the factory the entire hull is finished with gel coat - including stripes.
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froell56
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Response Posted - 05/16/2012 :  08:43:53  Show Profile
Thanks all for your replies. I had not suspected gelcoat but I guess that's good news. I should be able to lightly sand it and paint a new color over it.
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 05/16/2012 :  09:30:13  Show Profile
As mentioned above, I would vinyl the stripes just incase you change your mind, or want to revert to factory. This way you won't affect the gel coat either.
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Chakana
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Response Posted - 05/18/2012 :  20:06:19  Show Profile  Visit Chakana's Homepage
I used Interlux Brightsides to paint over the brown stripes. Worked perfectly! Time will tell how it holds up.....
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