Marinette Boat Forum

any one try to paint the dingy{after almost 30 years} wall paper that covers most of the inside walls on our Marinettes? I have cleaned and they still look dirty, my other thought was to peel that off but really thought better of it. there isn't much left in my inside after taking the ceiling down and ALL the wood work so what the heck.

Thanks Mark

Mark-

The Nautilex covering on the hull panels did not clean up on our boat. There were strange blue stains all over the panels. We tried everything to clean them and nothing touched the stains. Pulling the Nautilex off did not work. The covering pulled multiple layers of luan plywood with them.

Ultimately, I pulled the panels out and replaced them with 1/4" oak paneling.

Eric

I pulled out all the old panels and used them for patterns for new ones. I peeled the covering off the bulkheads and put up wainscoating. I replaced the bulkhead between the head and the galley using the old one for a pattern. It was lots of work. If I had it to do over again, I'd use plastic panels instead of plywood.

Good luck.

Joe

well I will be priming and painting mine-hope all goes well.

Use oil base primer and paint.Latex will cause the wall paper glue to let go. Get the primer tented to the color paint you are using for better coverage and faster job. Post pics when you finish.

The Admiral repainted the entire interior. Came out great! She used standard water-based paint.

Jeff

There are paints designed to go over vinyl. How else could people reasonably cover the wallpaper they've tired of in the bathroom? Your paint store can guide you. If I were doing the project, I'd do what Jeff did and use the time saved (not to mention dollars) to go fishing.