SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: KansasJet on January 12, 2012, 04:46:14 PM
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New guy here looking at epoxy paint. Has any one had any exsperience with this material. I tried automotive and all i can say is FAIL! I have a 75 Bayon Bubble deck with a 455. Its my project i picked up last summer and i am woking many bugs out. Its my first jet so ill be bugging ya'll . There are no good sources for info in the midwest.
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What do you mean by fail? I did m boat with automotive paint and helped a friend with his, came out fine.
What were you using?
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Failure on my part with the paint. I used Duplicolor. Two coats color and 1 coat clear. I used my dads antiquated gun when i should of went out and bought a new one. It did look alot better than when i got it but i am not satisfied. I spent two weeks sanding and filling scratches and holes. Next winter i plan on giving it another try with better paint equipment.
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I think Imron is illegal now in most states isn't it? From what I know, automotive paint done with marine use in mind can have pretty good, but usually not excellent results. I would guess the the painter's knowledge and ability will be way more important to the outcome than what material is used. Boats have to stay looking good in pretty harsh environments, Maaco $399 type stuff ain't gonna cut it. I would have someone else paint it. There is plenty of labor stuff you can do to save money. IMHO
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I had a good size indutrial compresser/ with water evaperator. The gun was not a HVLP. The gun came over on the ARK! Harbor Freight has a good deal i have been eye balling. It laid down ok just was not very durable. I was looking at the 2part epoxy with the tip and roll tech. It seems to have a good gloss apperance. This was in a video not first hand exsperince. I was looking at Interlux or Pettit. High dollar stuff, but appears to be good stuf.
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Sounds like they all have you covered with good advice. All I might add is that prep has a HUGE impact on the end result. My Brendella still looked fantastic when I sold it after many years of beating on it. The only issues were self inflicted on my part.
Get a good paint and do your homework and it will turn out awesome!
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all i can say is if you buy a gun from habor freight buy 2-3 incase one is messed up you have a backup on hand and you dont have to run to the store while in the middle of painting a boat also you can return the broken one or the extra unused ones just an idea
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I am certainly no authority on paint, I can only give my experience which was fair at best. I used Petit easypoxy, single part using the roll and tip method. I gambled, went with the smallest nap roller I could find at home depot and that wasn't fine enough. I ended up having to sand and start over. Ordered some of the recommended rollers, went on better and came out smoother. I didn't use a mask and didn't need to, there was no fumes and it went quite fast. The down side, keeping the wet edge is tough. There were parts of the boat that I could see the different strokes of the roller. Probably due to painting in AZ in summer. If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably go with Interlux Brightside, had a buddy spray it and came out fantastic. Good luck.
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I agree. Interlux is amazing stuff. Pretty easy to apply, and made for marine use. They now offer a pretty good variety of colors. Best of luck to you Kansasjet. I eagerly await your next installment.