Ulli Hoeger wrote: >If you paint your boat -or anything else- with this daylight >fluorescent colors you will have not a bright boat -or whatever- for a >very long time. These colors fade very fast in sunlight and then >they simply look ugly. I'm the SNAGGLETOOTH from a previous post on this subject. I've found that even after two years the flourescent colors (orange in my case) remain nearly as "obscene, toxic, attention getting...that was my point" as the day I painted my boat, but in my case all paint is on the bottom of my boat (safety issue) and not regularly subject to U-V rays (I also apply 6 or 7 coats). Hence, every 2 years I repaint "SNAGGLETOOTH" on the bottom of my boat, but only 'cause wear and tear (landings mostly) has stripped the paint, not to mention gel coat, off my boat. As for how it affects boat performance, I've not noticed any speed reduction, but then again I don't race kayaks. Spencer A. Smith aka "SNAGGLETOOTH" P.S. While I have received increased attention from kayakers and non-kayakers alike, I've not noticed an increase in attention from marine mammals or other creatures lurking below. HotBot - Search smarter. http://www.hotbot.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Mar 12 2000 - 18:59:33 PST
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