This idea stolen from a buddy by the name of Steve, way down
in Austin, TX.
My Deck was looking pretty ragged after a couple of years in the sun.
Each of these pictures is a thumbnail, click on the picture for a larger
picture.
 I was modifying the shroud chain plates As I was doing this, I noticed the sad appearance of the original deck finish |
 The deck pictured here is a couple of years old and sailed frequently |
 So I did a bit of a deck refinish! And hull paint/pinstripe too! |
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| I started by stripping the hull and deck
clean, leaving on the hatch coaming only. I peeled off the original hull pinstriping, and sanded the original blue paint off, I used a very mild varnish/finish remover on the deck until it was clean. With the deck sanded and ready for finishing, I striped the whole deck with 1/4 automotive pinstriping tape and with a really blunt tool sealed the edges of each stripe as they went on. Each stripe was edge to edge with the next running lengthwise.
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| Then I peeled off every other strip, and, again I took a blunt plastic "tool", scrap plastic with a nice rounded edge, and rubbed the edge of each remaining stripe to prevent bleed under. I stained the initial exposed area with the dark stain first, I used a dark stain "pen" normally intended for touch ups that had about a 1/4 inch wide angled flat tip (I'm sure you could use a sponge or rag wetted with dark stain too) I think I did each exposed area twice, and then removed the remaining pinstripe with a quick snap while the dark stain was still wet, this cuts down on peelback and such. | |
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| Once the Dark stain had dried, I stained the whole deck with the lighter stain. Then I used a fine point sharpie marker to make the board end lines. Once all that was dried, I covered with a clear coat. | |
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| And... The finished product! | |
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