Painting carbon mast

Hang mast up in suitable spot, get brush, apply paint.

We have a open area under our clubhouse which is perfect for mast painting. When feeling really lazy I've used an aerosol of car paint, but it isn't very good at abrasion and tends to fall off if halyards or whatever are contacting it. Use wire wool or very fine wet and dry to give a bit of surface prep so there's a bit of key for the paint and to remove any loose varnish.

To my mind two pot polyurethane is definitely the best option.

I painted mine with toplac and it seems ok so far.

Gloss would be far more pimp!

if your gonnacall it pimp then surely you should paint it gold or some other non standard colour - you have a whole palette to choose from :)