I spoke with someone who used floor paint...

Posted By: Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S - Teliki
Date: 7/2/08 11:23a.m.

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In Response To: Paint (Ray)

He had also used various types of "'boat" paint.
He advised against the floor paint - while it seemed "hard"' it was not even close to proper yacht paint i.e. it scuffed fairly easily by comparison, didn't take the extreme expansion/contraction rates of fibreglass and was difficult to remove.
His advice for reasonable cost was Brightsides Yacht Paint which I think is a CIL product. Covers in a couple coats, is one part product and a fraction of the cost/effort of Awlgrip.
He used the "roll and tip" method of application - role a square foot (do not use foam rollers) and immediately go over it LIGHTLY with the softest brush you can afford. Supposedly it makes the paint "flow" into a uniform coat. I have never tried it but his boat looked like a spray job.
Chris

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Messages In This Thread

Paint -- Ray -- 6/28/08 4:33a.m.

Well -- Bornabeav -- 6/30/08 3:03p.m.

painting -- russell young -- 7/2/08 9:10a.m.

Paint Stores -- Bornabeav -- 7/2/08 10:26a.m.

I would try Rustoleum -- Karl Heinze M26D, Chicago -- 7/2/08 10:07a.m.

I spoke with someone who used floor paint... -- Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S - Teliki -- 7/2/08 11:23a.m.

paint -- Jerry V22-2 -- 7/3/08 5:40p.m.

Paint -- Geoffrey -- 7/7/08 7:40a.m.

paint -- Jerry V22-2 -- 7/10/08 4:18p.m.

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