Don’t start at the finish No matter how good your work is overall, the end result will never be better than the weakest link. Only by optimising each and every layer can you ensure that the final outcome will be an absolute long-term success. Any quality process begins with a clear promise and ends with consistent, proven delivery. A process [...]
If you don’t know your destination, how will you ever get there? You wouldn’t set sail without knowing your way out of the marina – or being sure that you have enough fuel and provisions… or a qualified crew… or the certainty that the owner and guests were on board. So why would you entrust a paint job on your [...]
Clean living: Top tips to retain that immaculate gloss While a pristine gloss paint job is the icing on the cake for a superyacht, being kept out in the open exposed to the elements and daily grime is not without its challenges. Modern-day polyurethane topcoats offer excellent UV resistance and resistance to seawater, rain and other liquids. They are less [...]
Cleanliness is next to Godliness A pristine superyacht in the marina, with shining paintwork, sparkling stainless steel elements, gleaming brightwork and flawless teak decks is not the result of luck. Paintwork in particular involves a complex process that is tough to get right and requires a perfectly well-ordered and clean environment. Of course, for something to be beautiful and clean, [...]
The painting of a superyacht accounts for up to fifteen per cent of the cost of every new build and requires enormous expertise to get right. As independent expert Paul Bournas explains below, the room for error is very small with this highly visible part of a vessel. Founded over two decades ago in Holland, CCS Coating Consultants for Superyachts [...]