Hi Karl 

I’m ashamed about that painting. I skimped.  I made one us quart can of interlux briteside one part poly do the entire top and luggage. Looked great but now after , what
Is it now? 11-12 years? It needs repainting . It’s wearing thin .

I’d advise using 2, 2 coats. And why not a primer too. If I had future me on my shoudker talking I’d have done that then .

But scuff sand not too much , there is a texture, or was on mine, on roof. Again I say small sections at a time. Small short napped roller , then tip off bubbles with dry brush.

It looks like you leave bubbles even after tipping, but they go away 

Ab

> On May 16, 2023, at 6:06 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> reviving an old thread: How much paint was needed to paint the westy roof?
> 
> Karl.
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 13, 2017 at 1:40 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> It's not really a gel coat, but that's beside the point :-)
>> 
>> Some have used penetrol, oil based paint additive, with success. Search in
>> Samba for a few threads.
>> 
>> I painted my top with interlux briteside one part polyurethane. I was very
>> happy with the result.
>> 
>> Briefly, I cleaned the top well, scuffed with scotchbrite pad, and didn't
>> use a primer ( worked out, but primer good idea).
>> 
>> Short napped 4" roller, actually I think it was foam roller. Two foot
>> square at a time, tipping off the painted area with brush. Tipping to knock
>> down bubbles, which didn't remove all bubbles but after a few minutes the
>> bubbles disappeared.
>> 
>> Key is to do it in small areas.
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Aug 13, 2017, at 10:28 AM, Stuart Hertzog <stuart@STUZOG.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Once the roof is clean, what's the best way of restoring the surface?
>> After 33 years, my '84 Westie roof
>>> is starting to get rough, especially on the top. It's a white top. Can
>> the gelcoat be restored and if so,
>>> which are the recommended products?
>>> 
>>> Stuart
>>> Victoria BC
>>