mikeltour61
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Hi, I'm getting ready to paint the hull of my new boat. It's made with marine plywood covered with fiberglass and epoxy inside and out. It's been faired. The boat will not be left in the water for extended periods and used primarily on lakes.
My questions are about painting and finishing the paint. Most of my experience comes from painting cars and motorcycles and I usually use a basecoat/clearcoat system so I'm used to wet-sanding and buffing. I have a climate controlled shop but no paint booth. I have plenty of dry, oil-free compressed air and automotive HVLP sprayers.
This should probably be divided into several posts but we'll see how it goes.
My questions:
1. Will two-part epoxy paints such as Pettit EZ Poxy2 hold up on the bottom of the boat? I don't want to use ablative bottom paint - I want a gloss finish on the bottom. Again, this will be a trailered boat used in fresh water.
2. It may be because I'm kind of a novice painter and don't have a spray booth but I usually end up with some dust or other contaminants in my paint jobs. If not, then I'll usually have some orange peel to deal with. I have experience with automotive paint and I'd like to know if anyone has used it on a boat and if so, would you do it again?
3. I've tried brushing on Interlux Brightside (maroon color) on my previous boat and the paint looked good except for the brush marks. At one point (paint was a few years old) I tried to sand them out and the color below the surface was much darker. I guess it faded... My question is, with new paint (a two-part epoxy this time) will I be able to sand out imperfections, compound and buff or is marine paint that different from automotive paint?
4. I've read of some people using air-dry gel coat instead of paint. From what I understand, this can be problematic if the conditions aren't just right. I just want to get a better sense of the pros and cons of this method.
Thanks in advance
Mike
My questions are about painting and finishing the paint. Most of my experience comes from painting cars and motorcycles and I usually use a basecoat/clearcoat system so I'm used to wet-sanding and buffing. I have a climate controlled shop but no paint booth. I have plenty of dry, oil-free compressed air and automotive HVLP sprayers.
This should probably be divided into several posts but we'll see how it goes.
My questions:
1. Will two-part epoxy paints such as Pettit EZ Poxy2 hold up on the bottom of the boat? I don't want to use ablative bottom paint - I want a gloss finish on the bottom. Again, this will be a trailered boat used in fresh water.
2. It may be because I'm kind of a novice painter and don't have a spray booth but I usually end up with some dust or other contaminants in my paint jobs. If not, then I'll usually have some orange peel to deal with. I have experience with automotive paint and I'd like to know if anyone has used it on a boat and if so, would you do it again?
3. I've tried brushing on Interlux Brightside (maroon color) on my previous boat and the paint looked good except for the brush marks. At one point (paint was a few years old) I tried to sand them out and the color below the surface was much darker. I guess it faded... My question is, with new paint (a two-part epoxy this time) will I be able to sand out imperfections, compound and buff or is marine paint that different from automotive paint?
4. I've read of some people using air-dry gel coat instead of paint. From what I understand, this can be problematic if the conditions aren't just right. I just want to get a better sense of the pros and cons of this method.
Thanks in advance
Mike
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