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Boat Paint??
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:28 am
by 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,
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:32 am
by 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.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:36 am
by 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.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:58 am
by judge jb
a gallon of lucite porch & deck paint and a 4 in. roller....really tough stuff.....
judge jb
just get a quality paint...
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:54 pm
by Hookup
What color in the spray from wally world? I presume we are talking about krylon or similar?
paint
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:07 pm
by 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!
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:09 am
by 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.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:20 am
by qckmstr
hey hookup. jd buckshot's got the right idea. that's some pretty good paint.