Paint for Gold Striping?

[ThomasRodCo]

Planning to paint my newly acquired 1935 OT 16' HW.
I want to return it to its original "Design #33" colors: Bright Red with a 1/2" Gold stripe.
My question is, what are people using for the striping? I don't see a lot of Marine grade Gold out there.
Will any oil-based enamel do for the stripe?
thanks in advance!
Steve

 

[Benson Gray]

Well, it really depends on how much you want to spend. The canoe shown at http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=5305&d=1215358989 came from the factory with a copper based gold paint stripe that slowly turned green after a few years of use in the ocean. It has been replaced with gold leaf which doesn't have that issue but is more expensive. Good luck,

Benson

 

[ThomasRodCo]

Thanks Benson, I did find a "TotalBoat" brand gold on Amazon for $30/pint. If I can't find another solution, I'll probably go with that.
Steve

 

[monkitoucher]

I've done a couple with 1Shot gold and some good pinstripe brushes. I masked it off to make sure everything went on straight. 1Shot is the go-to paint for hot rod pinstripers like Von Dutch.
https://www.eastwood.com/1-shot-paint-metallic-gold-1-2-pint.html

 

[ThomasRodCo]

Wow, that's a couple of beauty's!! Thanks, I'll check Eastwood.
Steve

 

[monkitoucher]

You might also try lettering brushes too. The width that you're laying down may work better with a good letter brush. I ended up pulling the masking tape off when the paint was still tacky. It allowed me to clean up any bleed through from the masking tape with mineral spirits.