sutor623
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Hey guys just wanted your expertise. Never been much of a paint person, more of a motor man. 16' Starcraft aluminum hull, and I want to give myself some floatable reassurance. I am pretty sure at this point my boat has no leaks, but I am docking it for a week at hatteras sound. Longest its been on the water is 6-7 hours with 4 people, and didnt have any water in the bilge from what I could tell. Not sure if any got "foam locked" though.
Anyway I have a gallon of some really nice $200 acrylic lacquer resin. I was wondering, if I paint on two coats of that on the bottom would it hold up for a few years, and would it help to give me some leaky rivet reassurance? Or should I coat some gluvit, and then topcoat it with the resin. Keep in mind that I already own the resin. What type of prep should I do for the aluminum? Or would either of these products stick directly to the all-loved aluminum oxide?
Anyway I have a gallon of some really nice $200 acrylic lacquer resin. I was wondering, if I paint on two coats of that on the bottom would it hold up for a few years, and would it help to give me some leaky rivet reassurance? Or should I coat some gluvit, and then topcoat it with the resin. Keep in mind that I already own the resin. What type of prep should I do for the aluminum? Or would either of these products stick directly to the all-loved aluminum oxide?