Sears hydroturf alternative

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Sears hydroturf alternative

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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby 420 racin » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:08 am

I know it has been talked about before, but what is the best paint to use for an aluminum boat?
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby 420 racin » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:11 am

Which kind, I looked it up and it has a ton of different type paints and acrylics etc.. Looks like it is a Sherwin Williams Product?
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby teul2 » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:30 am

Start with self etching primer. That is the key.
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby 420 racin » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:36 am

I ordered some of the KEM 400 paint, should be here in a few days. But how in the world of all things holy do you get that epoxy/glue off the deck and floor that was put on with the carpet. This is not contact cement. It is brown and hard as a rock, it was under the carpet. I been wire wheeling it with a grinder, but I'm to the point of just buying new sheetmetal and making a new floor and deck rather than devote the time to do that. There has to be a solvent or something that will eat that stuff away. Any ideas?
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby ScottBrown » Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:21 am

We needs some pics Stokes. This would be a good project thread so we can see this thing come together.
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby 420 racin » Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:52 am

Well Brown here are some pics. I used some stuff called Klean Strip Adhesive Remover...and let me tell you,, that stuff will get paint off, glue off, hell it'll get the pope off!

A few before I started and after. I'm not done by any means, but getting ready to start welding some braces in, and mounting the fuel tank under the front deck, etc.. Then comes the spray in bedliner on the inside, then the paint.
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby 420 racin » Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:18 am

here are the after
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby ScottBrown » Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:21 am

You work on the boat this weekend? Lets see the headway..
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Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Postby 420 racin » Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:02 am

Got a little bit done, almost ready to start putting in the spray in bedliner and paint. But I don't have my paint yet (FedEx Sucks) but I got the fuel tank relocated under the front deck and the fill neck installed yesterday. Braces for my new seat welded in (yall gonna love the seat I got) built a big storage box out of 1/4 aluminum plate. Picking up the last bits of metal pieces I need today then hopefully the welding will be done. Paint shodul be early next week if the weather cooperates.

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