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Old 09-03-2017, 07:43   #1
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painting a hypalon dinghy.

I want to paint a 2001 discolored Hypalon dinghy to make it look a bit sharper. Custom paints seem to vary from $33 to $145 per quart. What’s the best make to do this?
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Re: painting a hypalon dinghy.

Hey Roger,

I had a 25 year old Archilles dinghy (hypalon) that I sold about 5 years ago before moving to NC. It looked almost new and all I did was to clean and wax it with the special cleaner/wax. I did it each year so don't know how well it would have done if it sat for a number of years. Try the cleaner/wax first on a small spot to see if you can bring it back before painting. I did put bottom paint on the bottom of it and was never really happy with that. Good to see your post. Dee
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Re: painting a hypalon dinghy.

I painted my Hypalon Achilles with the expensive 2 stage paint. It absolutely ruined it. The main problem is that the paint is matt, so attracts the dirt, and picks up every stain and scuff. It looked great for a day or two, but then began to look increasingly horrendous.

Drag the dinghy across any rough surface, and the paint scraped off, back down to red hypalon.

My advice is to save your money.
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