Boot stripe

[Cruzin]

I want to redo my boot stripe on my Compac 19. Do I need to completely sand away the old brown stripe or just scuff it up really well? Also what paint is recommended. Thanks so much!

Dale

[TopsailB]

My boat had no boot stripe when I purchased her, but did have a brown cove stripe. I added black vinyl boot stripe tape and painted the cove stripe white. Since the boot stripe isn't under water, I could have used topside paint, but went with the vinyl since it was easier. The cove stripe was sanded with 80 grit then a thick coat of Total Boat primer was rolled on. After drying, it was wet sanded with 120 grit. Then three coats of Total Boat Wet Edge was rolled on. I let it dry thoroughly and wet sanded with 400 then 600 grit sponges. I made sure there was enough paint so that it could be fairly aggressively sanded. The final step was to buff it using a cutting compound before polishing the entire topside. It took a bit of time, but the result was good and both the boot and cove stripe still look good several years later.

[Cruzin]

Wow your boat looks great! Thanks for all the valuable information! You did a great job!
Dale

[Damsel19]

You can sand and paint over the brown stripe. If you are changing the color a coat of primer will help. You can use petit easy poxy or Brightside. Epiphanes is also a great paint. I am sure there is a total boat equivalent.