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has anyone used rust oleum topside paint, im thinking about trying it on my c 22 thanks
im a new chrysler c 22 owner (bought it the end of may )i will be sailing out of port ritchie fl
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Well I should be able to say I have done but not yet...I do have two quasrts of the white in the shop for the project boat...however (minor rant :evil: ) UPS has managed to NOT deliver the 2 quarts of primer successfully in two attempts..both times it gets to the "out on truck for delivery" stage and gets returned "damaged"...trying a third and final time today..sheesh...
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1977 C22: Dog House
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70's Barnett Butterfly "Blue Jean"
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Dan

I used Rustoleum on my two hatches, but my C26 is still in the back-yard so I can't say just how it would turn out on the water for a season.

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Wow Terrence,
Those hatches look great! Did you redo the non-skid or just paint over it?
Nice job
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Clair

The translucent sections of the hatches were redone with non-skid before it came to me. The non-skid was still good I only cleaned it all up rebeded the hardware primed and painted.

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I just used the rustoleum topside paint for re-painting the side stripes on our C20. Went on quit nicely, took 2 coats for a decent coverage. Looks great, only concern so far is that it seems a little tacky (not wet) yet after a few days. I could take my finger nail to it and scrape off a little piece. Not sure if this a problem with the high humidity we've been having since I've painted it...I'll give it a few more days.

I just used the rustoleum bottom paint also. Seems to cover everything up nicely. 2 coats required for this also, I've got my 1st coat done and coverage is still a little uneven. I did a somewhat "quick" job on this. I scraped the loose bottom paint off, and lightly sanded everything, but did not take it all off. I did enough sanding to apparently look like a smurf by the time I was done. :D I'm pleased with the coverage so far. It will take about 3 quarts by the time I'm done.

True test will be what it looks like after the sailing season!
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Post by tgentry »

On the '79 and '80 C26 there are no translucent sections in the hatches. That looks like the factory non-skid pattern.

I really like the two tone look with the gray non-skid.
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