Fibreglass Hull Painting - What's the easiest way to achieve respectable results?
Joe Bloggs
down and paint. Since I don't have access to an air gun and painting
facilities, is there any particular type of paint that would give a
reasonable finish if brushed on to the fiberglass hull?
Before you ask. The cost of a professional job would probably be more
than the price I paid for the boat {:->
TIA.
Joe.
HLAviation
>down and paint. Since I don't have access to an air gun and painting
>facilities, is there any particular type of paint that would give a
>reasonable finish if brushed on to the fiberglass hull?
I've brushed on Awl Grip with good results.
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Highlander
HLAviation <hlavi...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Do a search on Google for "roll and tip", an excellent method for getting a
good finish on your boat. You'll also find more advice than you can imagine
on the various paints you can use.
Glenn Ashmore
perfect finish IF you do the prep work. Preparing the surface is 98% of
the work. Strip to bare glass or gell coat, patch and sand out all
defects, sand the whole thing to 120 or 180 grit, wash it down with
plenty of water, use a surface prep/cleaner, roll on some high build
priner and sand again to 180 or 240. Now you are ready to paint.
Roll on the top coat with a moderately loaded roller and have someone
follow closely behind with a good quality dry brush lightly tipping and
watching for hollidays. Painting a 10' RIB should take less than 15
minutes but the prep work can take 2 or 3 days.
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Pat Ford
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>HLAviation <hlavi...@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> >I have recently purchased an Avon Searider 5.4m RIB in need of a rub
>> >down and paint. Since I don't have access to an air gun and painting
>> >facilities, is there any particular type of paint that would give a
>> >reasonable finish if brushed on to the fiberglass hull?
>>
>> I've brushed on Awl Grip with good results.
>> http://hometown.aol.com/hlaviation/
I'm a pretty good with a brush-started in the boat business as a
refinisher-but I tried to brush Awl Grip and it was a disaster. Thin,
watery stuff.
I know it is possible to brush Awl Grip, my finish guru Kim Lazarre
can do it. But he could paint a car with a brush and it'd look good.
HLAviation
>refinisher-but I tried to brush Awl Grip and it was a disaster. Thin,
>watery stuff.
Yep, don't rush it, patience and the ability to mix just the right amount is
the key to doing a good economical job with it. That and the best brushes
money can buy.
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Jim
someone who owns an Avon RIB that was painted several years ago. I'm
sure it looked good right after it was painted.
Why not PATCH the gel coat? It may not look perfect (it CAN look
perfect with the proper technique) and 5 years from now it will not be
the mess it will be if you paint it.
My view is that paint is like using drugs, it makes you feel better for
a while, but it doesn't last long, and you'll be sorry you did it
later. Addicted to gloss? There is a parallel somewhere, trust me.
There is a 35 year old boat behind me that has been taked care of, never
having been painted. There is another that is 20 years newer, and has
several coats of paint next to it. One looks acceptable and one looks
terrible. Guess which is which.
Deal with what you have, and you'll be better off. Paint it the easy
way, not the best way. Walk the docks with me and I'll show you.
Jim
Jim
I have a 12 year old RIB Avon that a former owner has painted. I'm
sure it looked good right after it was painted, but now it looks rough.
Dull, peeling, and the nonskid full of paint looks terrible. I have a
fiberglass trawler with the same problem. There is not a place on
either boat that I've removed the paint that dosen't look perfectly
acceptable. Why did they paint? Removing the paint is hard work.
Why not PATCH the gel coat? It may not look perfect (it CAN look
perfect with the proper technique) and 5 years from now you will not
have
the mess you will have if you paint it.
My view is that paint is like using drugs, it makes you feel great for
a while, but it doesn't last long, and you'll be sorry you did it
later. Addicted to gloss? There is a parallel somewhere, trust me.
There is a 35 year old boat behind me that has been taken care of, never
having been painted. It hasn't been polished either, but gets washed
and used regurlarly. It looks pretty good.
Deal with what you have, and you'll be better off. Painting it is the
Joe Bloggs
On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 20:39:09 -0400, Glenn Ashmore
<gash...@mindspring.com> wrote:
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>Roll on the top coat with a moderately loaded roller and have someone
>follow closely behind with a good quality dry brush lightly tipping and
When you say "dry brush" does this mean that there is no paint on the
brush other than that which would be picked up from the freshly rolled
area?
If this is the case how do you keep the brush "dry"?
Rgds.
Joe.
Glenn Ashmore
down the roller stipple. You do pick up a bit on the tip but on a
dinghy bottom, two brushes will make it through. On a big job it is
better tio hace several brushes ready to swap to as they start to load
up and someone cleaning and drying them.
As an alternative you can try some GOOD quality disposable foam brushes
but test them with the paint first because the cheap ones fall apart.
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