Interlux Perfection primer question

[othelloears]

Weather just broke and I am back to my project.

I painted the hull last year with interlux perfection and was really happy with the results. (see yellow photo) The only trouble I ran into was with the PrimeKote. Real pain to work with and get good results. Lost of extra coats and sanding.

I am now prepping the interior and topsides (whites) and will be using interlux perfection again. I have sanded everything down with 80 grit and the gel coat is in great shape except for a couple minor areas.

I was thinking (hoping really) of skipping the primekote and going straight to perfection. I know the interlux recommends it but I had heard it wasn't necessary if the gel coat was in good shape.

Has anyone tried this and if so what were the results?

Really like your input before I spend the money

 

[erikgreen]

Re: Interlux Perfection primer question

I'd definitely use it. If you had problems with needing multiple coats and sanding, I'm suspecting your prep work was a little less than it could have been.

Not using the primekote means that instead of sanding and re-coating with the sandable primer you'll be trying to do it with the perfection instead. Not a good situation. Perfection is a nice paint but it'll show every little scratch and uneven spot.

If you want you can use a different primer, one of the "high build" types that is better at filling scratches and the like. That might take less work than the primekote. I know of several brands (system three, pettit, etc), but you'd be best off calling Interlux and asking them about compatibility.

Erik

 

[othelloears]

Re: Interlux Perfection primer question

I can tell you prep work was perfect. The primekote is much more difficult to work with. Too thick, even when thinned 25% and shows much more brush marks when tipped. The extra effort was spent trying to perfect problems caused only by primer.

I take it you haven't tried it without it? Has anyone?