Special said...

I have just picked up a 2nd hand isonic with some areas where the paint has rubbed off
No underlying damage, I just want to tart it up a bit. What sort of paint can I use?

Nothin special (sorry could not resist)

Anything will do but single pack cans will not be very durable. Nor will you get anything like a colour match unless you are very lucky. The closest i had to Starboard white was Boost (brand) gloss white - but that was on 2005 - 5 EVOs and they could have changed

I've had OK results with doing the whole board with Kilrust applied with a foam roller just thick enough that the orangepeel effect runs out and self levels - but you'll add 200g+ to the board. Being a bit thicker than spray application, and an epoxy singlepack, it is about the most durable you'll get without going to an automotive type 2pack (which is what it was originally painted with). Takes a good week in warm weather to set well enough that it can be slid around into a boardbag etc

I repaired a ding in a near new board <sob> in Jan. The surface looks okay, but the colour is disastrous. In the absence of any sailboard repairers around here, I tried a kayak guy but with no luck.

Stoked to hear that a board repairer might still be able to fix the colour for me. Does anyone have any recommendations for the north coast of NSW?

Thanks for some good advice there guys. I'll give my board some special treatment now
Cheers Rob
Ps: Mark, that photo freaks me out, is that for real?

Just use a standard gloss white, in Acrylic, 2K would be better but you will need to have spray gear etc. gloss white will match most white boards, painted about 50 white boards and it matched most.

No need to waste money on getting a colour matched, and never ever use Enamel paint, it's Sh#t..

Sand with 400 wet n dry tape up anything anywhere near it you don't want white.. easy...