Painting Small Boat
Kevin
epoxy/glass work, it will be ready for paint. Any suggestions on what to
paint it with? The boat will spend most of its life on a trailer, so would
topsides paint be ok to use on the bottom? I forgot the brand, but Lowes has
one-part topsides paints and primers in quarts, about $12 or so. Would it be
necessary to prime before painting the glass, and is this type of paint
compatible with epoxy? Thanks for your help!
Kevin
Brian Blazer
I would most definitely prime the boat. Probably two coats. As far as
paint goes, I would use Interlux Brightsides. Use the Brightsides primer.
Just make sure that if you choose a dark color to go with he gray primer.
After two coats of primer, two coats of the paint should work.
Brian
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Wayne Guest
one is Pettit Easypoxy, which sounds like an epoxy paint but is not; it's
also a one part polyurethane. Both warn against using the paint below the
waterline if the boat is going to sit in the water for more than a day at a
time. It sounds like that's not what you have in mind. I was about to
prime my boat this morning but I read on the Brightside Primer can that if
you are priming epoxy resin you should call their service people for
application system information, whatever that means. I guess I'll find out
tomorrow.
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Backyard Renegade
> I chose the Interlux Brightsides one-part polyurethane. The other noteable
> one is Pettit Easypoxy, which sounds like an epoxy paint but is not; it's
> also a one part polyurethane. Both warn against using the paint below the
> waterline if the boat is going to sit in the water for more than a day at a
> time. It sounds like that's not what you have in mind.
I have used Interlux Brightsides one part also with great results for
boats that are not going to live in the water. It dries nicely and it
brushes and sprays excellent.
I was about to
> prime my boat this morning but I read on the Brightside Primer can that if
> you are priming epoxy resin you should call their service people for
> application system information, whatever that means. I guess I'll find out
> tomorrow.
You will probably get a chuckle out of the tech guy like I did. The
big secret you need to call them about is to make sure you have
cleaned all of the Epoxy blush and cleaning agent off of the boat
before you paint. They said the best cleaner is warm water as the
Blush is water soluable and of course the water leaves no residue...
On the other hand for little dingies and other pickup truck boats I
have used Benjamin Moore house paint, latex inside, oil outside with
great results too. It does not dry, brush, or spray quite as nice as
the Interlux, but it stays on plenty good.
Scotty, still building, no snow yet here in Connecticut
MARTIN KITCHEN
extrerior gloss enamel directly over the epoxy. The boat sits in my backyard
under the peach tree. The paint is dirty but has only come off where it was
dragged on a rocky beach. The rest of the boat is finished with exterior
varnish over epoxy and is looking pretty mediocre now. I can't see any
difference with the 'normal' paint compared to the 'marine' paint on my
other boat. If you're going to paint the boat at the end of each summer,
save money on the paint and spend it on fuel.