Cosmetic repairs

[Pipe_Dream]

Hello, again! I recently asked for some advice on a new outboard for my 1983 V20 Steplift Cuddy. Well, since I am looking at making her run like new, I thought I would look into making her look like new, too. The hull is sound, but I was thinking of having new paint inside and out including repairs of minor dings and so on, replacing the rub rail and the gunwale fishing rod cutouts as they look awful. The paint is completely bleached out and chalky. Does anyone have any experience getting a V20 basically restored? Am I going to sink way too much money into a boat that I would not be able to recover if I sold her? Great forum, by the way!