Hi all i am new to the forms and i figured this would be the best place to ask some questions about my boat restoration. Well i am on the painting stage of my boat and have it all sanded down with 150grit and have purchased some wax and grease remover along with some 1:1 Self etching primer.
I will be putting on the paint with a hvlp spray gun and i was wondering what is a good quality top cote paint that works well with a hvlp? I recently went to my local auto body shop and they recommended this paint called concept by ppi "i think" however he quoted me at $155 for a quart of paint not including the hardener or thinner which game out to another $60 bucks.
I thought that was a bit pricey especially since i might need two quarts. Im not even sure how much paint and primer i will need, my boat is a 18' deep v and i am only painting about a 2 foot strip all the way around. Here is what i kinda want my boat to look like when im done maybe minus the gloss. http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&h...dsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:54,i:323&tx=48&ty=47 Thanks in advance for any good ideas of a top cote.
I will be putting on the paint with a hvlp spray gun and i was wondering what is a good quality top cote paint that works well with a hvlp? I recently went to my local auto body shop and they recommended this paint called concept by ppi "i think" however he quoted me at $155 for a quart of paint not including the hardener or thinner which game out to another $60 bucks.
I thought that was a bit pricey especially since i might need two quarts. Im not even sure how much paint and primer i will need, my boat is a 18' deep v and i am only painting about a 2 foot strip all the way around. Here is what i kinda want my boat to look like when im done maybe minus the gloss. http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&h...dsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:54,i:323&tx=48&ty=47 Thanks in advance for any good ideas of a top cote.
