Dragging up an old topic (hey, it's a slow day..).

- What type of paint can be applied (successfully) over gelcoat (let's assume properly de-waxed, sanded, primed)? Automotive?

- Can you "paint" with gelcoat? Say, with an HVLP sprayer (someone said the Wagner power painter, but I don't know how that'd stand up to polyester resin)

- Are dark paints REALLY going to mess up the hulls in Southern (FL, TX, etc) sunshine? Have they fixed this issue with today's technologies? Let's assume the hulls are covered while being stored, and are uncovered during weekend regattas and transport to/from locations.

- Would it be easier/more cost effective to just apply decal "wraps" to the hull sides similar to what they have on vehicles?

The green-fleck paint comment re-kindled an interest in what paint schemes would look neat on beachcats...

If I were only so talented as be able to paint... Jake's blue hulls looked so sweet....