Using rustoleum to paint the inside of boat?

[Jbrookins]

I remember reading somewhere where woodonglass said rustoleum with a hardener added was good for painting inside the boat. I bought cheap topside paint to paint the inside over the new fiberglass work I did before installing the carpet. But I'm not going to have enough. The boat paint is a one part and runs 50 a gallon and rustoleum is 20-30 I'm not looking for pretty I'm just looking to cover and help seal everything before putting down carpet

 

[Jbrookins]

Also i wanted to do something with the wood backing on all the vinyl pieces when I recover them and was wondering if painting them would work. There in good shape just don't want to take a chance and have to redo them in a year again marine vinyl is expensive

 

[Drewmanselle]

or tractor paint!

 

[Jbrookins]

I'm having trouble finding hardener any suggestions

 

[ondarvr]

Painting does little to protect wood when it's being covered with anything, sort of a waste of money.

 

[Jbrookins]

It's all been glassed already. Just trying to cover the fiberglass with something before I put carpet down. Well the wood back in on the vinyl has not but I was going to thin down resin cover those and then paint them

 

[SkaterRace]

If it has been glassed and you are confident that there is no gaps in it anywhere then just put the carpet down and save yourself some money.

 

[ondarvr]

Painting doesn't really do much to prevent rot when the wood is cover up with something, sort of a waste of time and money. Painting the fiberglass under the carpet serves no purpose, again it's a waste of time and money. It's probably worse being painted because the glue now is only sticking the paint, which probably won't hold up to being wet for long periods of time when under carpet.

 

[DeepBlue2010]

As Ondarvr pointed out, painting will not add any value at this point. You best course of action is to apply the glue directly to the fiberglass. If you used waxed resin or added wax to your resin, you will need to dewax and sand before gluing the carpet

 

[ondarvr]

Don't thin down the resin, it too is of no value, and applying it to wood and not using glass is a very short term solution, it will crack and flake off rather quickly.

 

[Woodonglass]

For your wood panels, I like to recommend using this. I Know from experience it works very well and is inexpensive. I do Boat Upholstery and this is what I use on all the wood panels when I do them. Lots of our members have used this with very good results in various conditions.

 

[Frey0357]

I for one can attest to the old timers wood sealer formula, as an alternative! I used it on my replacement transom and am real happy with the results! It's a close second to Epoxy at only a fraction of the cost....!

Frey

 

[Jbrookins]

Awesome thank you. There are some pieces of wood that go in after the gas tank goes in the support the wood over the tank (they have to be removable) so I can get the tank out if need be so they can't be glassed in. My first thought was to just use pressure treated as they are just removable supports but is the way listed above a better option?

 

[Frey0357]

In general I stay away from treated wood, but that is because I have an aluminum boat, and the two should never be mixed! As for your purpose, maybe that would work out ok, others will likely chime in that know more about any potential issues with fiberglass boats and pressure treated wood. As for the sealer, it takes time for it to dry, but when it does it seals real well deep into the wood. I applied 3-5 coats or so and it was great, and cost waaaaay less than epoxy. Please understand that epoxy is the best, but this is also very good.

Frey

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

If you have time to wait for the PT to dry out from the treatment process you can certainly use it in a glass boat. Everything I've read recommends 6mo for the drying time before painting/staining.

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

Is you fuel tank aluminum? If it is don't use pressure treated wood.

 

[Jbrookins]

My fuel tank is aluminum but the wood won't touch the tank it's there to support the floor that covers the tank so it will screwed into the stringer just above the tank

 

[JASinIL2006]

I'd be concerned about the pressure-treating chemicals leaching out of the wood and corroding the fuel tank.

 

[Jbrookins]

Ok so no pt lol. Don't want to be messing up my tank

 

[Jbrookins]

Ok so I couldn't take looking at the 3 different colors on the inside of the boat so I painted the entire inside with 2 coats of rustolium and hardener. I looks all the same now which is nice.
Now it's time to put down the carpet and I was wondering if lightly sanding over the paint with 60 grit will help glue stick