OK, so like an idiot I decided I would not need no steenkeen' blue tape when varnishing next to my white hull. With the predictable result that now I've got amber-colored areas where I failed to color inside the lines. Should I be very worried? I'm thinking, put down some blue tape for future coats of varnish. But for the existing excursions, should I plan on just painting over them (masking the varnished areas, naturally), or are we talking about massive sanding down to the epoxy and refinishing? It's Interlux Goldspar and latex paint, if it makes a difference.
Thanks!
Even with tape, it’s very difficult to get a clean line between varnish and paint. I solved the problem on my Merganser by applying a strip of 1/4" vinyl tape along the seam. It gives the boat a very professional look and still looks new after a full season of hard use. -Wes
I fell your pain. When I start getting anal about the paint and varnish lines, my neighbor kindly reminds me that "it’s just a rowboat, get over it." I find that the varnish will rub off the paint if you get to it soon enough, being careful to not mare the varnished surface adjacnt to the area to be cleaned up. A wee bit of really light sanding (steel wool and tack cloth really), just enough to remove the varnish and then touch up with paint as needed. Ohh, and buy a really small paint brush, half inch by pencil thin - great for touch ups and fixining really small blemishes.