I currently have a 66 gregor 14ft and have redone the entire inside but am now interested in painting the exterior an aluminum color to make it look original again. It is currently brown with some pretty deep scratches on the sides I was wondering if I should use a paint thinner to get the brown paint off. I would like to know how you guys would recommend to give the boat a nice aluminum color. I do beach the boat occasionally so I would like something that doesn't scratch very easily.