Boat Paint??

[Hookup]

It's time to paint and I need some help if you would? What paint do I need and where to buy? I have a 14' that is in desperate need. I have a power Wagner that I can use if need be. Any ideas? Thanks,

[SwampMan]

I use the $0.98 spray paint at Wally World for my small jon boat. You can buy the marine grade olive drab paint at paint stores for around $60/gallon, but the cheap stuff works for me, you just have to touch-up more often.

[dawg-n-duck]

I second the spray paint. You can touch up each year and make it look just as good as the expensive paint. Saves you a lot of money.

[judge jb]

a gallon of lucite porch & deck paint and a 4 in. roller....really tough stuff.....

judge jb

just get a quality paint...

[Hookup]

What color in the spray from wally world? I presume we are talking about krylon or similar?

[jdbuckshot]

this is all i will use on my boat! i got a gallon and spray it out of an automotive finish gun and and it will paint ALOT of boats!



30 bucks a gallon, get it from cabelas!

[Anatidae]

I second the Parker products that JD posted above.

Another good brand is Jack Tar marine enamel from (I think) Mobile paint company.

Your 'surface prep' has a lot to do with your paint adhering to the metal. So, don't get lazy with that, or you'll end-up having to paint your boat more often than you'd like. You don't have to take it down to bare metal (unless it was a crummy paint job to start with)......but you need to ruogh-up the old paint to give the 'new' something to stick to.

Good luck.

[qckmstr]

hey hookup. jd buckshot's got the right idea. that's some pretty good paint.