Companionway Hood & Seatback lockers | Glossing Interiors

I started to apply gloss to the interior of the companionway hood some time ago, when I started painting the upper hull.

It has to be done in two stages - the top and bottom in the first, and the sides in the second.

The top and bottom faces require a long handled 6" roller to reach the front of the hood.

This is it.

It is very effective. No one will be able to see the interior of the hood so I made no attempt at tipping out the gloss. A rolled finish will suffice.

When the top and bottom are fully cured I will gloss the sides.

I was initially worried that glossing the seatback locker interiors would be tricky, but a bit of thought and ingenuity made it straightforward.

I used a small brush with the handle cut off short to paint the inside face of the seatbacks. They are not visible so the finish is not critical.

Then I used a 6" roller to paint the visible faces i.e. the front and back walls and the floor, tipping out with a soft brush.

Here is the tool set.

This works quite well. At time of writing three coats of gloss have been applied.

It is taking a long while for the paint to fully cure, due to overnight temperature drops, but the finish is going to be excellent.

Here is a view of the port locker interior.

I think it is an advantage that the final coat has not yet been applied to the cockpit decks. It doesn't matter if I drip paint onto it!