This is our first salt water boat and just recently had it pulled out of the water for hull work. It is a 31' Larson 310 Express Cruiser. The marina power washed the bottom and gave us a referral for the rest of the work needed. The quote we received was of over 2k, so it looks like I'll be doing the work myself.
The boat is mostly white gelcoat with blue paint on the upper half of the hull sides. There is a decal on the blue paint that needs to be removed since it's scuffed up. There are also two pinstripes, top and bottom of the blue painted area. It also needs bottom paint along with paint for the outdrives.
The quote I received was for the following: remove the decals (no problem), acid wash hull sides (no idea what that is), compound and wax (no problem), dustless sanding bottom (not sure what dustless is), paint bottom with ablative (not sure if this is sprayed or rolled), sand and paint the outdrives with non-copper paint (not sure what type of paint that is).
I'm assuming the acid wash is some sort of chemical that really cleans the gelcoat. I will use 3M compound for the sides probably a mild cutting compound. Not sure if it is best to wax or to use one of the many ceramic sealers available. Not sure what type of sanding material is best for the bottom paint or outdrives.
I would appreciate any tips and what procedures are needed.
The boat is mostly white gelcoat with blue paint on the upper half of the hull sides. There is a decal on the blue paint that needs to be removed since it's scuffed up. There are also two pinstripes, top and bottom of the blue painted area. It also needs bottom paint along with paint for the outdrives.
The quote I received was for the following: remove the decals (no problem), acid wash hull sides (no idea what that is), compound and wax (no problem), dustless sanding bottom (not sure what dustless is), paint bottom with ablative (not sure if this is sprayed or rolled), sand and paint the outdrives with non-copper paint (not sure what type of paint that is).
I'm assuming the acid wash is some sort of chemical that really cleans the gelcoat. I will use 3M compound for the sides probably a mild cutting compound. Not sure if it is best to wax or to use one of the many ceramic sealers available. Not sure what type of sanding material is best for the bottom paint or outdrives.
I would appreciate any tips and what procedures are needed.