Enterprise restoration - Repainting

Hi,

Just embarking on my first restoration project. Have recently bought a lovely old wooden hull Enterprise dinghy, and was wondering if anyone could give me some advise on how to repaint her once I've sanded her down?  Is it simply a case of stripping the paint, sanding down, painting with primer, then an undercoat, and then the final coat?  If so could you recommend any paints etc?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Richard.

Hi Merlinboy,

Many thanks for this, I'm about to start with the sanding tomorrow.  Thinking ahead though, would you mind recommending the best process for painting...I'm hearing words like epoxy resin, primer, enamel etc and getting really lost as to exactly what i need to do to make a wooden hull look lovely and watertight, and what the process is to do it all!

Many thanks again,

Richard.

Try this link......

http://www.yachtpaint.com/Images/29_20471.pdf

Good for telling you what you need.  Some of the products in the guide aren't available in the UK but any 'good' store will be able to advise.....except Marinemegastore as this is probably to complex for them

If the paint and varnish are in good condition, you can get away with sanding and repainting, the single pack polyeurethane paints are fine, and give a good finish. Remember the quality of the surface prior to painting is dependent on the final finish you will get.

If you take it back to wood, you will need to re-prime the wood before finishing. There was a good article in dinghy magazine, which is effectively a reprint of the international paints website, which gives great advice.

Andy