I just purchased Hull# 161 and the only thing it needs is new mast paint and potentially the resin redone on the carbon fiber. I'm having a really hard time finding any shops around the Salt Lake City area who do this. Boat shops around here, unfortunately, only deal with surf boats.
My preference would be to have a professional shop do this, but it's looking like a DIY project at this point. What am I looking at as far as the type of paint, time, and how to do all this properly?
There's this write up:
Mast Painting with Brushed Awlgrip (https://forum.viper640.org/repairs-maintenance-and-upgrades/mast-painting-with-brushed-awlgrip/)
A friend at my club followed it successfully for his mast recently. I need to do it myself, but am putting it off.
I did mine using a product called Spraymax 2K - it's a two part urethane paint that comes in can that mixes internally. Seemed a lot simpler than the awl grip approach, though the prep is the same.
Came out really nice and now 5 seasons later there are starting to be few spots that need touch up.
https://repaintsupply.com/spraymax-3680212-2k-urethane-hot-rod-satin-black-paint-aerosol/
Took 3-4 cans IIRC.
Quote from: Zachary Kyritsis on June 05, 2025, 08:56:03 AMThere's this write up:
Mast Painting with Brushed Awlgrip (https://forum.viper640.org/repairs-maintenance-and-upgrades/mast-painting-with-brushed-awlgrip/)
A friend at my club followed it successfully for his mast recently. I need to do it myself, but am putting it off.
Zach are you able to post a new link to that write up? I'm getting an error each time I click on it.