bobwhitebarry
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- Oct 30, 2011
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I picked up my first real boat (besides my canoe). It is a '73 Lund tri-hull and it was $300 for the boat, motor and trailer. I first got the motor running before investing time and money on the boat. It did have a fair amount of osmosis blisters on the bottom, so it turned into a bigger project than I anticipated. Bottom line, I fixed the blisters and got the primer all done. I am now trying to get it painted...
I bought some Valspar automotive paint to paint the hull (topside and bottom). Another automotive paint vendor said it won't hold up well and that I should have purchased boat paint instead. Well, long story short, the paint was unreturnable, so I sprayed the boat... kinda. It was going on just great, but I ran out of activator and had to stop before the final quote. But now I would need to sand it and respray. I don't have enough paint.
I have been thinking I may be better off taking the loss and get the boat painted with a marine paint. So here is my dilemma:
1) Do I need to use a bottom paint as well as a topcoat? The boat is a 15' runabout and will likely never spend more than a day or two at a time in the water. It will be right back on the trailer after each outing.
2) Is a good marine paint that is reasonably priced that I can use on the entire boat?
3) If I lightly sand, can I repaint, or do I need to start with a primer again?
I have noticed several folks on the forum refer to Rust-oleum topside paint. I have seen good reviews on Z-Spar paint. Is it worth the money on a $300 boat to use Perfection or equivalent, etc? What about one part epoxy paints?
I guess after all of the prep and labor I have into the boat, cutting corners on paint would be kind of dumb. But I am new to this and I'd sure hate to buy the latest and greatest to find it is very difficult to work with.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I bought some Valspar automotive paint to paint the hull (topside and bottom). Another automotive paint vendor said it won't hold up well and that I should have purchased boat paint instead. Well, long story short, the paint was unreturnable, so I sprayed the boat... kinda. It was going on just great, but I ran out of activator and had to stop before the final quote. But now I would need to sand it and respray. I don't have enough paint.
I have been thinking I may be better off taking the loss and get the boat painted with a marine paint. So here is my dilemma:
1) Do I need to use a bottom paint as well as a topcoat? The boat is a 15' runabout and will likely never spend more than a day or two at a time in the water. It will be right back on the trailer after each outing.
2) Is a good marine paint that is reasonably priced that I can use on the entire boat?
3) If I lightly sand, can I repaint, or do I need to start with a primer again?
I have noticed several folks on the forum refer to Rust-oleum topside paint. I have seen good reviews on Z-Spar paint. Is it worth the money on a $300 boat to use Perfection or equivalent, etc? What about one part epoxy paints?
I guess after all of the prep and labor I have into the boat, cutting corners on paint would be kind of dumb. But I am new to this and I'd sure hate to buy the latest and greatest to find it is very difficult to work with.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
