Here is what I do, strip paint, pressure wash, wipe down with vinegar cleaning solution, once dry shoot with rusto self etching rattle cans, wait 1 day, shoot alkyd tractor primer one coat, wait a day 2 coats of tractor alkyd enamel wait 24 hours between coats and it's mixed with catalyst hardener with VM&P Naptha reducer.
No clear coat is put on tin boats from the factory and to me it's a waste of time, money and just another step to screw up. Once cured that tractor paint is almost like a powder coating.
Tell your stripper to apply the paint remover and then cover it with a plastic drop cloth to keep the fumes in, it works great and would say about 50% better and uses less product.
