[cow109]

Hi BatRay! Water? What's that? Seriously, I can't afford a tropical trip, and I don't mind cold water...as long as it's hot outside--which it isn't, so I probably will be dry-docked until May. But I don't expect water to be an issue for this "paint job" because this vinyl paint stuff is sort of like a plastic dissolved in acetone and when it dries it becomes a form of plastic. It's definitely not going to come off in the water. The only negative I can imagine is that the laminate may have been weakened for the split second it is exposed to the solvent. Hopefully my strategy of spraying several light coats has prevented the solvent from ever reaching the level of the bond between neoprene and nylon. To sum up--in theory, a heavy spray could weaken the bond under the surface, and a light spray might actually have the effect of reinforcing the exposed surface (like a super-Scotchgard). Ask me in a year : )