I'm looking for suggestions for paint for my v20. I need to paint both above the deck and below and I'm unsure if it will be touch ups, or a full paint job. What do you guys suggest? Boat will be on a trailer most of the time so I don't need in water bottom paint. It has that now and I'd like to strip it off. Thanks for the info.
Paint above deck and below?
- Thread starter bcraigan
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I used Petit EZ Poxy 2 with good results.
I think all the two part paints are fine and it's in the prep you will notice the difference.
This is my first year and I will see how it holds up but I am happy with how it cleans up after a fishing trip. Seems to be a lot easier than gelcoat.
Also, I used Kiwigrip for my floor. product is easy to use and cleans up with water. I need another coat as one quart is not enough for the floor on a V.
I used Petit EZ Poxy 2 with good results.
I think all the two part paints are fine and it's in the prep you will notice the difference.
This is my first year and I will see how it holds up but I am happy with how it cleans up after a fishing trip. Seems to be a lot easier than gelcoat.
Also, I used Kiwigrip for my floor. product is easy to use and cleans up with water. I need another coat as one quart is not enough for the floor on a V.
this would be a good choice instead of antifouling paint,for below the waterline
http://www.jamestowndistributors.co...ine=msn&keyword=interlux_vc_performance_epoxy
http://www.jamestowndistributors.co...ine=msn&keyword=interlux_vc_performance_epoxy
Destroyer
God
Topside, on the deck, I wouldn't use anything but U-Pol Raptor truck bed liner. Wears like iron, soft on the feet and non-skid.
If you're going to remove the bottom paint I'd just give her several real good coats of polish and leave it like that. The only exception would be if there were blisters. Then you'd need to repair and paint, and pretty much any 2 part epoxy would be the way I'd go.
If you're going to remove the bottom paint I'd just give her several real good coats of polish and leave it like that. The only exception would be if there were blisters. Then you'd need to repair and paint, and pretty much any 2 part epoxy would be the way I'd go.
Larryrsf
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I am already dreading the job of removing the marine growth after 3 or 4 months in an ocean water marina. I can get the boat onto a trailer, but how would I clean and or repaint the areas under the rollers and bunkers?
Will a power washer remove marine growth?
Anyone have a good plan for safely lifting a boat a few inches off the trailer bunkers to allow cleaning and/or painting of the bottom?
Larry
A power washer will remove the growth no problem on a properly treated bottom,a decent power washer will remove the paint too,and the gel coat if there is any damage to it.
If you plan on cleaning and painting the bottom yourself then investing in a pair of stands is the way to go. There are ways off moving the boat on the trailer to work around the rollers but the job is awful enough with the boat on stands.
Unless you are dedicated to the job or money is an object you may find redoing a bottom is something you tackle just one time then decide its money well spent to have someone else do it
If you plan on cleaning and painting the bottom yourself then investing in a pair of stands is the way to go. There are ways off moving the boat on the trailer to work around the rollers but the job is awful enough with the boat on stands.
Unless you are dedicated to the job or money is an object you may find redoing a bottom is something you tackle just one time then decide its money well spent to have someone else do it
Striper80
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The easiest way would be to have it soda blasted but you'll have to pay. I've heard of guys using easy off oven cleaner but I've never tried it. I used "peel away" on the transom of my Grady and it worked pretty well. One application removed quite a few coats. I have to reapply it to get the last of it off though. Good luck.
I've only ever sanded the bottom paint off, I'm going to try a chemical paint stripper, but not the one by Interlux. It has terrible reviews. I would have used Pettit's Bio-Blast, but they've discontinued it.
Top sides paint... My choice would be Imron. Shot a late 60's, 38' Egg Harbor double cabin with it. The stuff is like iron. It's also toxic as all get out. Find yourself a supplied air respirator before you spray.
Destroyer
God
For a boat on a trailer it's simple.. Power wash the entire hull, then tie a line from the back of your boat to a tree, release all tie downs on the boat, back off your winch cable about 1 foot, hook up your trailer and gently pull the trailer forward so the boat moves that one foot backwards. Now you can clean the areas under the rollers easily with the powerwasher. When done, just winch her forward that one foot and you're finished.
To remove oil scum, absolutely the very best product, bar none, is MaryKate On & OFF. Just MAKE SURE that you wear rubber gloves and eye protection and DO NOT use it indoors. The stuff contains some very powerful chemicals that remove the scum instantly. You just apply it with a sponge.... wipe on, hose off..done.
if you are going to remove paint, I know there are countless chemical products out there that will remove paint, but really, the absolutely easiest and quickest way is to hire a company to soda blast it. It's safe, clean, easy and the hours or days of your time that you will save will more than pay for it. When they are finished you'll have a sparkling white hull ready for polish
To remove oil scum, absolutely the very best product, bar none, is MaryKate On & OFF. Just MAKE SURE that you wear rubber gloves and eye protection and DO NOT use it indoors. The stuff contains some very powerful chemicals that remove the scum instantly. You just apply it with a sponge.... wipe on, hose off..done.
if you are going to remove paint, I know there are countless chemical products out there that will remove paint, but really, the absolutely easiest and quickest way is to hire a company to soda blast it. It's safe, clean, easy and the hours or days of your time that you will save will more than pay for it. When they are finished you'll have a sparkling white hull ready for polish