# Paint blocking **URL:** \ **Category:** Builder's Forum\ **Created:** [April 29, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/paint-blocking/49514 "2022-04-29T01:31:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meher\_Best](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@Meher\_Best](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Meher_Best)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/paint-blocking/49514/1 "2022-04-29T01:31:57Z")
6 days out from my 3rd coat of white brightside polyurethane and a his happen d just getting it on the roof rack.  Hindsight google etc and I painted to thick and didn't allow enough time to dry. Any advice on what to do with the scraped off bits and how to protect the very bottom/rib strip. I need to get it on the water and learn to row as I am heading to Bellingham in 2 weeks to do the inside passage. Can I cover it with some type of varnish and then sand it down and fix it in the fall?   Thanks. Meher     ![]()     ---
**Author:** ![James\_Pace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@James\_Pace](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/James_Pace)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/paint-blocking/49514/2 "2022-04-29T08:22:36Z")
   The pic doesn't seem to be loading on this end. But I will say, rowing the inside passage sounds awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Howard\_Spira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ec9cab/32.png) [@Howard\_Spira](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Howard_Spira)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/paint-blocking/49514/3 "2022-04-30T08:14:14Z")
Hi Meher, if the paint that is scraped off is on the bottom of the hull, as long as the glass is intact,  i would just leave it and deal with it towards the end of the season and/or when you have a large break with some warm weather. the paint is there for UV light (sunlight) protection.  but if you generally keep your boat deck-side up, it won't be in the light so there is no real issue if the paint is not there. it seems from your description (and i can't see your picture) that its only cosmetic...and rubbing some paint off of the keel line is pretty common unless you actually put a rub-strip on the boat (this is a seperate scratch protector put on top of the keel that is not painted). so i would enjoy your paddle and just add this to the end-of-season touch up activities. h