Howdy howdy ya'll

I got this '77 Hondo T-Deck here, as you guys know. I wanted to strip all the carpet out, and polish up the floor and the stringers for a nice polished wood look. But after enough cleaning, I decided it wasn't worth it. The stringers have little bits of rot here and there, from people putting in small screws and such, nothing structural though. I just didn't want to work hours and hours polishing the floor and wood if there is little dark spots all along the stringers.

So I decided to color the bottom. My question is, what do you guys recommend? I was thinking about sanding and prepping the bottom, do my stripes, and then when it cures to lay fiberglass resin over the top. Would that be achievable or is it a bad idea? How long should I wait for the paint to dry before laying resin, 1 day, 2 weeks? I dunno. Use flex additive?

And I've also heard about mixing the paint with the resin and just applying it. What kind of results would that insue? I want it to look deep (Silver) but I don't want to lay a ton of resin down to weight the boat down, and possibly crack later.

And what tools do you guys suggest for laying resin down the smoothest?

And if the paint/resin idea is bad, what other stuff could I use to make the floor covered with color, and still be strong?

Tony

P.s. I know GT is gonna give some damn good advice as always 

Not sure about the paint, but i was at the boat races 2 weeks ago and a boat there put down vinyl to cover the floor and stringers.  Looked pretty slick!