alumacraft FD

[andyrmilwaukee]

Ok so I have been puttering on this old alumacraft FD and the trailer on and off for 2 years. Finaly got it on the lake today and their is a slight leak comming from the seam toward the bow. My thought is just to use some 4200 and reseal the seam, could i do that and then cover it with golvit? And how long does the gloveit last? How hard is it to remove if you ever needed too?

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,... I'd use the Gluvit, without the 4200....

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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can I use the gloveit on the inside? I then need to paint it correct? i do not realy want to paint the bottom of the hull but i am cool with the inside.

 

[ezmobee]

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You need to paint it to protect it from UV. Gluvit doesn't like UV. If it's under a floor then you don't have to paint it. If your boat has no floor...then you gotta paint it.

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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Ok would this idea work. Seal the seams on the outside of the boat with 5200 and gluvit on the inside?

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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how much of the old paint must i get off before i can use the gluvit? I can not get all of it off no matter what I do!!!! Also can I paint over it with rustolium

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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I know there are some gluvit experts here please help!!!!!

 

[Bob_VT]

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Get off as much paint as possible ......it does not have to be 100% but you should strive for it.

Yes rustoleum will cover gluvit.

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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Bob you rock! Thanks for your help! After spending 4 hours last night just to sand all the paint of the front 2 feet of the boat I think I am going to try a stripper to hit the big areas and then just use the wire brush on the other parts.

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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has anyone ever used the rustolium aluminum primer on the inside of their hull? how did it work? any reason why I should not do this?

 

[ezmobee]

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If it's bare aluminum it will need to be primed first with self etching primer. I was able to find Duplicolor's etching primer at Pep Boys for a reasonable price. You only need a light dusting of the stuff and it can be top coated quickly.

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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I was guessing because it says it is an aluminum primer that it would do that, am i mistaken?

 

[ezmobee]

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I think I'd put more faith in the self etching stuff. But hey, I don't think they could call it aluminum primer if it doesn't stick to aluminum!

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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I emailed the good people at rustolium to find out if my project would be better suited to their self etching primmer or the aluminum primer!

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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rustoleum said use the topside primer and paint. Do i need to sand between coats of gluvit?

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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thought I would post a few pics of my prep work so far, sanding it all down to bare metal so I can gluvit and paint it!

 

[andyrmilwaukee]

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ok took the seats out so I could get at the spots I could not reach with them in