Re: Painting with Interlux Perfection
I literally just painted my boat with Interlux Perfection "Fighting Lady Yellow" last weekend. I must say, it looks awesome. It looks like it was sprayed on. I used the roll/tip method as suggested on the side of the can.
Here's how I did it:
1) scrubbed the entire hull with a surface prep I found at West Marine (sorry I can't remember the name, I used the whole bottle and threw it out)
2) sanded the old oxydized gel coat above the waterline (after masking the area I wanted to paint). 120 grit on a 12 in sanding block, and shurtape hightack tape
3)wiped down with a dry microfiber cloth (probably could have used an old cotton t shirt because I trashed the microfiber cloth) wiped with a damp washcloth to get the rest of the dust off and let it dry.
4) cleaned with more surface prep from West Marine.
5) Primed with Primekote 404 as suggested on the can
6) waited 24 hours, sanded with 220 grit on a 12 in sanding block (may want an electric sander, my arm still hurts from all the sanding haha)
7) wiped again with surface prep from West Marine.
8) poured half of the quart into a mixing bucket (make sure there is no dust or residue in the bottom, it will show in your paint) with the curing agent. mix until you can see it is all the same thickness, scrape all the sides with the mixing stick to make sure none of it stuck to the bottom or sides
9) poured into a heavy duty plastic rolling pan with a 5 in solevent resistant roller from home depot
10) had my girlfriend start at the bow working clockwise around the boat rolling light coats. enough to cover the old white gel but not enough for it to have runs or sags, then I went behind her with a angled fine brush. (I think its made from badger hair, it was 55 bucks) brushed vertically, and slowly overlapping about an inch each stroke until you've made it around the whole boat. (took me about an hour to do this)
11) let it dry until sunday afternoon about 24 hours, sanded with 400 grit sandpaper super light. I only saw a few brushstrokes where we got too heavy on the roller. sanded out pretty easy.
12) wiped down again with surface prep. (don't think the paint said to do this so don't take my suggestion on this part, I just didn't want to go buy another solvent that would cost me 30 bucks lol.)
13) I used half the quart on the first application that I did, so this time I poured the remainder of the quart and did as before, used the rest of the quart with a tiny bit to spare. Let it dry for 24 hours before unmasking.
14) It looked awesome. Shiny and no brushstrokes.
I noticed that the deepness of the shine increased after about 2 days. It looks awesome now. Once I get a chance I'll post a pic of it, but by the time I get to that you'll probably already be done.
Also, a side note:
I painted my 16' flats boat with one quart, 2 coats. Could have used 3 maybe, but at 70 bucks a quart, I'll be happy with 2 coats. It looks awesome.
I am a interior/exterior house painter, so I have worked with paint for a while, never with this stuff before last weekend though. It was pretty easy and went on smooth.
Good luck, hope this helps. If you need anything, send me a PM.
Thanks,
Fishinick
