Boat Paint

[Tim Noyce]

Not sure there has been a discussion on here regarding boat paint so here we go.

I am hopefully gonna be painting 2648 in a couple of weeks and so am getting prepared by buying some paint. I realise that recently Mr Croote has done most of the classes painting, but I am going to go for a pot and roller effort as that is going to be much easier logistically for me.

I have got various trade accounts, but buying International / AWLGrip etc is still bloody expensive which puts me off a bit. I have found this site http://www.taindustrialpaints.co.uk/index.php?webpage=product_detail.php&product_id=91038&cID=24912 which mixes to any RAL colour and supplies paint per litre at half the price of .75L International. Even after postage of £11, it is still cheaper.

Question is, what have other people been using to paint with, where have you bought it from, and how much will I need? Will 1 litre of primer and top coat be enough (there is more boat with a bistro than the more modern ones!) My fear of running out of paint is almost as bad as my fear of putting too much paint on and making it heavy!

[flatbackcaper]

Hi there
1 litre was enough to put two coats on my last two national 12's 3190 &3412 both larger area than a bistro.I also used dulux exterior grade gloss (bright pink asbefits ''more a tart than a pudding''.lasted four years without fading and hard as nails as long as you let it cure for few days between rub.bing down
Cheers Flatbackcaper

[ade white]

For Sweet Dreamzzz i used international toplac. and the undercoat for it. Yes bloody pricey but the toplac you can lay on really thin. In fact the thinner the better. i mixed colours as i already had a load left over. think i used 2 tins. i also mixed the undercoat with the toplac (probably not recommended). incidently i had a E boat trailor sailer once and used 'blackboard paint' for the underside. it was really good. we left it on a mooring and nothing wanted to stick to it! (again i cant see anybody recommending it though!) tins were .750ltrs
best advise i can give is, stick to what you know or what comes highly recommended.
toplac needs leaving a good few days before moving, in my experience.

[Clive Everest]

We used Durepox from Marineware. Very expensive £100 for 4lt.

My experience is that if you try and save a few pounds on the paint it quickly chips and scratches and they really show on a carbon boat and it looks like its worth hundreds of pounds less.

[roland_trim]

We use 2 pac paint for the local car paint/refininshing supplier.
1 litre tin (1.5 mixed) does a Cherub wuith plenty to spare. But spraying appears to use less paint.

I sanded off about 2l of primer on Poppy, but did go overboard with the process.

Clive's option is cheaper, but I think your choice is white or white!

[Stuberry]

Last time I spoke to Marineware about Durepox, they were happy to mix any RAL colour.

[Tim Noyce]

Thanks for all the replies chaps, lots of food for thought!

*nips off to browse the marineware price list...*

[roland_trim]

Can you email me a copy of that list as well - Stu thanks for the extra info

[Phil Alderson]

On Pocket Rocket I used Jotun two pack, cheaper than international. It was a roll on, and tip off. It seems quite resistent to chipping.

[phil_kirk]

I think we used Epithanes on Slippery.  The paint came with the boat so we didn't have to buy it. I think we used 1 tin to do 2 coats.  We did add a little thinners for rolling it on.  Please with the finish but not as good a finish as spraying though.

It's alway worth having a bit left over for touching up in the future so worth ensuring that you keep the remaining paint and hardner in sealed containers.