thank you! I just bought a '91 Westy (besides having my '81 AC Westy
"Jenny") and reading through old mails to evaluate what I need.

Best, Karl.

On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 9:19 PM Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com>
wrote:

> 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
> >>
>