by Larry Ludwig » Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:30 am
Before you mess up a really great paint job, go sail your boat and see how it compares to other boats.... surface tensions are dealt with in micro-knots. If you are late on one tack, or miss a windshift... you have blown the advantage of your hull surface for the next 10 races. Being better with your rudder and trim will serve you a lot more.
You can polish out your finish... but if you are not familiar with finishes, or have someone helping that is... you have a very good chance of spending a lot of time, reasonble amount of money (to do it right) and more than enough arm power to get it better than it is right now.
There is no question, that a super fine finish comes from the rubout... not the paint... but it takes a fine eye to get it right. Atleast pracice on something else first.