I've begun painting from the engine room bulkhead back, pulling bundled wires and hoses away as I go, cleaning and scrubbing with a mixture of Simple Green and Sugar Soap. I'm still priming everything with the magic sauce I found earlier (Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 primer...which I am convinced you could use to prime a pan of bacon fat).
Painting around the engine is challenging, and will eventually require specialist tools, such as a paint-brush with the handle cut off, an extended roller, and several artist's brushes.
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| One coat of primer. Note the vertical face 90 degrees opposite the Racor filter. This will be the location of my new fuel-polishing/fuel redundancy system. |
UPDATE 11/11/13
A HUGE amount of work...just priming it all is almost too much, to think I have to go back twice more with the top coat is unthinkable. I am using an artist's brush and long handled brushes to reach up under the cockpit coaming and get around all the wiring and hoses...wow....don't do this...live vicariously through me...
Update 20/11/13
First coat of gloss enamel on the starboard aft section...very awkward and tedious work. Note the original battleship grey colour to the right of the autopilot ram.
UPDATE 2/12/13
I can't quantify or prove this, but I swear with 50% of the area under the cockpit now painted, particularly the area around the engine, the noise coming from the engine has been dramatically-reduced. The thickness of the primer and 2 coats of enamel must be functioning somewhat like the noise-reducing paints you see advertised (Silent Running) to quell vibration. It is really quite obvious.
I am beginning to wonder if actually using the proper noise-reducing paint wouldn't be such a bad idea. It's not cheap, but neither is the purpose-built sound-insulation.
