I am building a Woodduck 12 (all Okoume). I am thinking of painting a strip (Interlux Brightside w/primer) that will wrap a couple of inches onto the deck and hull around the entire boat. Can I varnish over this painted strip or should I mask it off and just varnish up to it? I have looked at pictures of painted decks but can not tell how far the varnish goes, it all looks nice and glassy.
Thanks, long time reader, first time poster
jmiller
There is no need to varnish over the paint. I just taped and varnished/painted.
Don't forget some varnishes will have an amber tint. Might look bad if over a white stripe.
Kim
Thanks for the advise. I'm thinking of a dark to medium blue color. However, I will keep the amber tint effect in mind for future projects. Thanks again.
jmiller
It’s true that there is no "need" to varnish over the paint but you certainly can. I painted the cockpit apron black (Brightsides) on my Shearwater Hybrid and varnished over that; no problems, looks great. I would counter that there is no need to do all that masking.