Painting boat

[Fireboy197]

Looking to repaint my 1982 14 foot sears game fisherman fiberglass tri Haul gelcoat is gone looking for some advice On prepping and painting not looking for a showpiece but looking to do a nice job

 

[Jeff Fro]

Some people have used WOG's method found here.... http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...lamingo-splashed-w-pics?p=5172021#post5172021

Both Rural king and Tractor Supply had paint that had huge clumps in the bottom of their paint gallons. So I am using the AIP 303 epoxy primer and AIP's K2 colors for mine. Both are for use on fiberglass. Got them from Sherwin Williams. HTH.

 

[Chris1956]

The "Roll and tip" method of painting gives a near sprayed look and is real easy. Home Despot has a oil based alkyd marine paint by Rustolium. I have not tried it, but it looks to be heavy duty. I'll bet it would roll and tip real well, and it is $15/qt, versus $40/qt for Brightside marine polyurethane paint.

You should just be able to sand and paint. These two paints are for above waterline use only. I do not think they need any priming for use over solid fiberglass.

 

[RMClark]

My boat is a 14' Lund aluminum v-hull. Got it last May. Looked like this when I picked it up:


Like you, I wasn't looking for a "show piece". Just decent, and not expensive. I read about an RV trailer rehab that used Krylon Farm and Implement paint with a hardener added. They also used the "roll and tip" method.
So I stripped the boat mechanically with brass wire wheel and abrasive disc.

I still need to clean up the bottom, but that's a project for next winter. Here's how it sits now:


I bought the paint at a local auto parts chain store. I used half of the quart to do the whole boat. Paint was $15. Total cost of the job, including rollers, a brush, and some thinner was less than $40.

 

[Chris1956]

Didn't you need to prime the aluminum?

 

[gm280]

Just MY opinion. I use primer on anything I want the paint to last for any amount of time. Primer is made for a reason. If you ignore it, the paint could still work out b. But using primer allows the top color coat a perfect surface to adhere to. And I like to use the same manufacturer of the color top coat I plan to use as well. They were designed to work perfect with each other. But that is just me.

 

[RMClark]

Didn't you need to prime the aluminum?

When I researched the Krylon versus other farm and implement paints, I saw that is labeled on Krylon's web site for direct to metal application, and so that's what I chose to do. I had removed the old paint using abrasive wheel and wire brushes, and then wiped down the surface with acetone before painting.

We'll see how it lasts, I suppose.

 

[Fireboy197]

Some people have used WOG's method found here.... http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...lamingo-splashed-w-pics?p=5172021#post5172021

Both Rural king and Tractor Supply had paint that had huge clumps in the bottom of their paint gallons. So I am using the AIP 303 epoxy primer and AIP's K2 colors for mine. Both are for use on fiberglass. Got them from Sherwin Williams. HTH.

Thank you

 

[Fireboy197]

The "Roll and tip" method of painting gives a near sprayed look and is real easy. Home Despot has a oil based alkyd marine paint by Rustolium. I have not tried it, but it looks to be heavy duty. I'll bet it would roll and tip real well, and it is $15/qt, versus $40/qt for Brightside marine polyurethane paint.

You should just be able to sand and paint. These two paints are for above waterline use only. I do not think they need any priming for use over solid fiberglass.

 

[Fireboy197]

Thank you