Polyurethane Topside Paint?

[mulv80]

Polyurethane Topside Paint?

I have some West Marine SeaGloss Polyurethane Topside Paint left over from last season when I painted my boat. I left the paint in the shed over the winter and I guess it had to freeze a couple of times. Is this paint still OK to use or should I just buck up and by another quart?

 

[phatmanmike]

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buck up

 

[LubeDude]

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Ive been involved with automotive paints for years, and all of them say to "Keep from freezing" on the can somewhere. Yep. Buck up!

 

[Solittle]

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Ahhhh - - the obvious would be to try some on a piece of scrap wood maybe.

 

[Boat of Us]

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Hi Mulv80<br />I live in Québec and god knows how cold it gets here during the winter. We don't even think twice about keeping any products. <br />If any type of paint, varnish etc freezes, <br />out it goes!! You don't want to take the chance.<br /><br />I also painted my boat with Polyurethane paint.<br />How old is your paint job and how does it look?<br />I really hesitated between Gelcoat & Polyurethane.<br /><br />Good luck

 

[mulv80]

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Thanks everyone, I guess I'll buy another quart.<br /><br />Boat of Us, I used the Polyurethane to paint a little 14ft fiberglass boat that I use in saltwater. The paint held up well in its first season. My only complaint is that it is not as abrasion resitant as I would like but I think i would have the same complaint with other paints. I used West Marine Topside paint, the stuff was pretty cheap, I think on sale in ran around $21 a quart. It went on easy and produced a nice finish. I've seen here on a post a guy who used AwlGrip, It really looked great, but it is Expensive.