[C320-list] Boot Stripe

[Ted Harrison]

Gus, not sure what you mean by the boat stripe. If you are talking about the lowest stripe ( close to water line) then this one is imbedded in the gel coat. 

The top two are deco types and can be removed and replacements purchased from Catalina direct. 

For the bottom strip I use a product called Bar Keepers helper power. I do not like the paste version. I use a green scrubbing pad, put the power on the pad and make into a thick paste. Just focus on the stripe and scrub. I then use 3M compound buff and the 3M wax polish. Looks new. 

Well that is what I do! 

Good luck 

Ted Harrison
Hull 424 1997

> On Sep 24, 2019, at 8:12 AM, Gus Macdonald <rathlyn1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The boot stripe on my boat is faded in part and I want to rectify this.  I have tried using a cleaner/polish without success.  I therefore was considering using an buffing compound in the hope that the stripe is gelcoat and molded into the hull during laying up the hull.  Can anyone comment on this approach?
> 
> If this did not work I was planning to repaint the stripe with Interlux Brightside polyurethane paint. Has anyone used this product for this purpose or is there a better alternative.  I was hoping to paint rather than resort to spraying. 
> 
> Assuming use of the Brightside product, there appear to be 4 that might be the match for the original colour, namely Ocean Blue—Sapphire Blue—Dark Blue—Flag Blue.  Can anyone advise which is the best match.
> 
> Thank you for anticipated responses.
> 
> Gus Henderson
> Hull 999
> Georgian Bay