Just tell me what to do.. LOL..

[jwadle]

Thought maybe the title would get some attention. So I am looking to paint the deck of the boat Tan, basically everything that is Grey or white. I may do some darker tan on some of the trim, but to start I am going to just paint it all tan.. Question comes down to what type of paint.. There are so many choices and brands out there.. Do I go with Durabak, Awlgrip, Interlux (one part or two part), I even saw some people saying rustolum has a paint.. I am going to roll and tip it.. I am leaning towards the Interlux Brightside, but I really only want to do this once (for at least 5 or so years..).. Should I go with a 2 part??

Thanks for any advice offered.

Jim
Essex CT

 

[JASinIL2006]

Durabak is essentially a rubberized coating, sort of like a roll-on bedliner product. Here is a thread discussing it and similar products:

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...lding-and-hull-repair/658988-durabak-any-good

I used Durabak on my restoration and I have not been impressed at all with it's durability. I have not seen many restorations lately where it has been used; I don't know if that is reflection on the product or just coincidence. I regret using it on my boat and I'll never use it again.

 

[HalfFish5087]

I used gel coat on the deck and gunwales followed with SeaDek. Couldn't be happier...

 

[Scott Danforth]

if its a trailered boat, use Woodonglass 's tractor paint method if your only looking for 5 years

 

[bashr52]

kiwigrip for areas that will be walked on works well. It comes in colors, and is super durable

 

[jwadle]

Thanks for the replies.. I am going to cross Durabak off the list and check out kiwigrip.. I am a little Leary about the gel coat, but I have not looked in to that yet.. I am going to do some research.. Also I only said 5 years as a guesstimate as I am new to boating, so I have no clue.. i would love something to last longer

 

[Ned L]

Nice boat. Is she by any chance an early 60's Dyer? Very nice!

 

[jwadle]

Nice boat. Is she by any chance an early 60's Dyer? Very nice!

Yes indeed, 1962 Dyer Glamour Girl Runabout, and Thank you.

 

[Ned L]

Ahhh, I thought I recognized the hull, but have never seen the 'runabout' layout with the I.O.before. Nice.

 

[tednv]

I recently did a redeck on my boat, forget paint or that bedliner/rubber stuff, it's all junk and won't last

I ended up going with interlux interprotect, you can get it here at iboats or at west marine. It's really amazing stuff compared to anything else I looked at and I researched this for a very long time since I was putting in the effort for the re-deck

It dries very hard since it's essentially a special kind of epoxy that has an interlocking structure so it's way stronger than other epoxy paints. You will probably need a gallon to do a few coats on your deck. I would apply it by mixing one red Dixie cup worth of the stuff at a time and then applying that using a foam brush. The roller wasn't working too well, it would waste a lot of product and finish wasn't as clean. Those cheap foam brushes from home depot worked perfectly. I ended up laying carpet on top of the deck since it's more comfortable for the kids, but if you're going to leave it bare you would need to sprinkle some sort of texture after the last coat. There are tons of videos on this on youtube, but it's very easy, you basically put the aggregate in something like a parmesan sprinkle jar you see in pizza places and sprinkle the stuff on while the paint is still wet. Once it's dry you vacuum up whatever didn't stick and can either leave it the way it is or put another light coat over it

http://www.iboats.com/Interprotect-x...--view_id.3746

https://goo.gl/poZKkp

I know it's meant for the bottom of the boat, but I used it for deck because it is way more durable than topside epoxy paints and will outlast me and the rest of the boat. You can get it in different colors too. I laid it right on top of bare fiberglass (after sanding) didn't bother with any kind of primer and it came out very even and looks great

 

[JASinIL2006]

is that Interlux paint UV resistant? Seems like a lot of epoxy products need some sort of covering to protect from UV exposure.

 

[tednv]

it doesn't have uv inhibitors so you will need a topcoat of something with uv inhibitors in it, but you can probably do an entire deck with a quart of some epoxy based topcoat (that's just the topcoat, what's underneath is a lot more important). the interprotect is what I used for the thick shell that makes the deck a lot more durable than just fiberglass or painted plywood, or even gelcoat since interprotect has interlocking layers. gel coat would work too, but I didn't want to bother with the hassle of it since it's so difficult to work with and hard to get a good finish unless you have someone spray it. This stuff is very easy to work with and gives you a very smooth finish even with foam brush, and I can always put whatever topcoat I want on top of it after ]light sanding. I also looked at epoxy primer + paint combo, gelcoat, and that bedliner-type rubber stuff (stay away from that though)

 

[jwadle]

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Thanks (little late, sorry).. Just got finished with it. I ended up using a 2 part epifanes paint, mainly because they had the color I wanted.. I still need to do some buffing, and I am going to do the hull later this year, but I think it looks pretty good..

 

[Ned L]

She looks great!