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Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:43 am
by jcr286

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:08 am
by 420 racin
I know it has been talked about before, but what is the best paint to use for an aluminum boat?

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:33 am
by deltadukman

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:11 am
by 420 racin
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?

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:30 am
by teul2
Start with self etching primer. That is the key.

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:36 am
by 420 racin
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?

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:21 am
by ScottBrown
We needs some pics Stokes. This would be a good project thread so we can see this thing come together.

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:13 am
by deltadukman

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:31 am
by 420 racin

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:33 pm
by cajun squealer

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:40 pm
by DanP

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:52 am
by 420 racin
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.

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:18 am
by 420 racin
here are the after

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 6:21 am
by ScottBrown
You work on the boat this weekend? Lets see the headway..

Re: Sears hydroturf alternative

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:02 am
by 420 racin
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.