Time to paint

If it were only as easy as splashing a bit of paint onto the boat I’d be a happy man but it’s all of the prep work that has to be done that’s the killer. All of the existing paint has to be sanded and then carefully washed down to remove all of that dust you just put on it. Then, wipe the entire area down with acetone to clean the surface of any possible oil or grease. Finally, tape the area off to keep your paint lines clean and crisp. Only then can you open up a can of paint, get your roller ready and roll the paint on THEN quickly “tip it” off, which is running the tips of a brush across the surface of the paint to produce small uniform paint lines that will then flatten out into a perfectly smooth finish (yea, in your dreams). Anyway, if you do it right it gives a great ’20 foot’ paint job… that is, from 20 feet away it looks great.