ORIGINAL: joesabido

I want to change the color scheme of my WM Mentor, the cowl is fiberglass already painted.

What kind of paint should i use?

>I would recommend an acrylic enamel (fuel proof ), although
>any type of paint will work if you primer the cowl first and if
>needed, clear coat it afterwards.

Do i have to remove the old paint?

>It depends on what shape the old paint is in AND what type of
>paint you plan to put on.
>
>The MAJORITY of factory painted parts are done in enamel.
>If you plane to put a lacquer over it, you either need to strip the
>old paint off or put a primer over the old paint.
>
>If the original paint is in decent shape AND you will be using an
>enamel paint, just sand the surface with some 320 or 400 grit
>paper, then THOROUGHLY clean the cowl with ALCOHOL, NOT
>PAINT THINNER OR LACQUER THINNER. The thinners WILL affect
>the underlying paint. Depending on the underlying color, you
>should be able to paint right over it since the sanding will give the
>new paint something to "bite" into. If you will be going over a
>dark color with a lite color, you may want to shoot a THIN coat of
>WHITE primer OR a THIN coat of silver first.
>
>If you plane to remove the old paint, BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT
>USING STRIPPERS. Many of them WILL AFFECT the fiberglass.
>I suggest sanding the old paint off if you want to remove it.

Any advice is wellcome [&:]