Ed, I too asked your question, here is the answer I got. http://www.cyberis.net/~innercom/Canoe/quest13.html BTW be carefull/test of the compatibility of the paint and varnish. I did not have a local source for sign painters enamel, so I used testors model paint for a design on a paddle (as reccomended by a sign painter:). After I had sanded it lightly I varnished, one half I went over quickly and left alone, the other I went over one too many times, the varnish had dissolved the paint and it smeared. I sanded it off, repainted with a oil based paint and it was fine. If I had left it alone sooner it would have been fine and not smeared, and after the 1st coat of varnish, the model paint was fine. But better a small design on a paddle smear than a large one on the boat....

Good luck, let us see how it turns out

Bart

> Instead of actually "printing" the glass cloth before applying,
> has anyone tried simply stenciling on top of the fiberglass (after it's
> cured on the hull)? I'm interested in applying some Aleutian totem
> stencils to my Coho, and would like to hear from anyone who's tried it -
> e.g., what type of paint, stencil before or after the fiberglass goes on,
> any good websties with Inuit or Pacific Northwest native american totem
> symbols.

> Thanks! Ed