On 7-Oct-2005, No Spam wrote:

I think rather than paint I would sand lightly (very lightly - wet) and
lay on a thin coat of epoxy. Remember though that this offers no UV
protection.

If you can find it, you could use an epoxy gelcoat. That would provide
UV protection. Otherwise, a good quality vinylester gelcoat - also
very hard to find. Most gelcoats are generic polyester and are not
very good quality - spar varnish would be much better than a cheap
gelcoat.

You could also consider an epoxy paint - available at marine shops.
The quality of epoxy with UV protection. It might be hard to find a
small (one cup) size of this paint - the smallest I've seen are
one pint and that's an expensive and wasteful option unless you're
painting other stuff too.

Mike