painting aluminum hull

nikki1 · #1 July 12th, 2004, 05:43 PM

Is there any type of sealent paint I could use to paint my aluminum hull bottem that would help with little leaks if the rivets loosen up,I had five that were loose and i've tighten them up. any help, thank you

mellowyellow · #2 July 13th, 2004, 05:33 AM

look into a product called "gluvit".

http://www.pyacht.net/cgi-local/Soft....htm?E+scstore

nikki1 · #3 July 16th, 2004, 04:59 AM

i put gluvit on rivets,what i need now is a good bottem paint for my hull,or are they all the same?

mellowyellow · #4 July 16th, 2004, 07:24 AM

go down to the "project boats" section and do a

search on the subject. lots of great info/advice.

AL hulls require special/different topside and

bottom paints.

I personally like the "Petit" line, but there are

lots of choices.

good luck,

M.Y.

nikki1 · #5 July 18th, 2004, 03:26 PM

thanks, i posted down their,hope to get reply soon

also after i put gluvit on rivets i flipped boat over filled it with water, no more leaks -thanks again for the info

Beck · #6 July 18th, 2004, 07:43 PM

Question for yall,

Do you think the gluvit would work if the boat is on the trailer and I was under it painting the rivets, or does the boat have to be turned upside down? Also does the paint around the rivets and the rivets themselves have to be sanded down to the all.?

You know why I'm asking 14' fully rigged boat with 48 spl on the back, not looking forward to turning it upside down.

Thanks for the info.

Beck

gewf631 · #7 July 19th, 2004, 09:30 AM

There was a discussion over at the Aluminum Boat Board a couple months back, talking specifically about what you propose.

Here's a link