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Painting Your Boat The Affordable Way
When acquiring a pre-owned trawler or motor yacht, it's simple to be turned off by the exterior appears in the boat. Nonetheless, I am not proposing that it be dismissed. I inform buyers to gage how excellent the utilised trawler or motor yachts been maintained by how she appears. When the gel coats all beat up as well as the brightwork is in terrible shape, I typically find the rest from the boat exactly the same way. It really is just an indicator.
But a dull outdoors is not a terrible point either. The gel coat on a utilised trawler or motor yacht is there to get a single objective, to make the yacht look excellent. It has no other function. The gel coats worst enemy may be the ultraviolet rays in the sun. Soon after 5-10 years exposure in the tropical Florida sun, nearly all gel coats start to dull and chalk up. Not even intense polishing will take the gel coat back for the luster when it was new. So once you locate a employed trawler or motor yacht which has a dull outside but the rest in the boat is up to par, there's a basic strategy to salvage her. How can we do that, by painting her?
When we purchased our trawler the Patricia Ann, she was in extremely good shape, but her gel coat was dulled and there were several minor fiberglass nicks here and there. Skilled painting of a utilised trawler or motor yacht is no economical task. It is possible to plan on about $1000 a foot to possess it painted professionally to ensure that was unthinkable.
I started to explore the process of performing the painting myself and read as significantly as I could about what paint would be best and the way to do it. In the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, I talked with spokespeople from Interlux. The rep told me that both the Interlux brand of topside paints along with the Awlgrip brand are very synonymous in preparation and sensible application. Interlux, even so, is formulated for the do-it-yourselfer. So my selection was created, Interlux Perfection, two component paint was the method to go.
Without having going into detail about what the directions state, let me just say that even though operating with two-part paints looks frustrating, it really is really extremely basic to complete. Just stick for the directions supplied with every single can of paint and you will get the hang of it right away.
I chosen the roll and tip method of practical application as spraying in a marina was impossible. It is easy to do once you practice. I practiced on a scrap piece of glass till I had it down pat. Guidelines are supplied by Interlux.
Here are a couple of pointers.
Begin your project by separating the used trawler or motor yacht into workable sections; that way the project won't overwhelm you. I selected the port bow pulpit on the Patricia Ann to begin my plan.
Preparing the surface to become painted takes about 3/4 on the time you'll commit on your project. A poor surface will produce a bad paint job. Start off by cleaning the gel coat with thinner. This can rid the gel coat of any silicon that may have been applied which will make the paint lift after application.
The following step, take just a little hammer and take a look at the complete region to become painted, taping to find any voids under the gel coat. Whenever you discover them and you will, grind them down using a Dremel tool. You don't want to commit the money and time to do an excellent paint job and have voids open up later on.
I used the West Method epoxy resin using the fairing filler to repair the voids I found. Stick to the directions offered to produce the resin basic to work with. Sandpaper them flat after the restored spots have dried. Rinse the dust off with water.
The challenging part is just not more than however?
Now we should tape the region that's going to become painted and take off any hardware to trigger it go simpler. I applied the 14 day painter's tape in stock at Lowe's or House Depot for masking.
Now it is time to paint. I utilized a 4 inch foam roller and also the best 2-1/2 inch natural paint brush I could discover, also in stock at Lowe's. Mix just adequate paint that you simply can use in two hours, for me its 1/2 quart. The paint is pricey, about $85.00 a quart and also you don't want to be throwing any away.
Only apply paint when the outside humidity is 75% or reduced. Be specific there's no opportunity of rainfall.
The paint takes about five hrs. to completely harden. Be careful to finish your paint application no later than noon to provide comprehensive drying. If dew settles on your paint, the moisture will turn the high gloss to a dull finish. I use a window between 10 AM and noon to paint.
All said and accomplished, it took a minimum of 600 hours to prep and paint the Patricia Ann. We utilized about 1 gallon of West Program resin and 12 quarts of Interlux Perfection to paint two coats on her.
Was it worthwhile?
Definitely! She appears stunning!
If you have been contemplating the painting of your utilized trawler or motor yacht and would prefer to ask me some specific questions, feel totally free to ask.
When acquiring a pre-owned trawler or motor yacht, it's simple to be turned off by the exterior appears in the boat. Nonetheless, I am not proposing that it be dismissed. I inform buyers to gage how excellent the utilised trawler or motor yachts been maintained by how she appears. When the gel coats all beat up as well as the brightwork is in terrible shape, I typically find the rest from the boat exactly the same way. It really is just an indicator.
But a dull outdoors is not a terrible point either. The gel coat on a utilised trawler or motor yacht is there to get a single objective, to make the yacht look excellent. It has no other function. The gel coats worst enemy may be the ultraviolet rays in the sun. Soon after 5-10 years exposure in the tropical Florida sun, nearly all gel coats start to dull and chalk up. Not even intense polishing will take the gel coat back for the luster when it was new. So once you locate a employed trawler or motor yacht which has a dull outside but the rest in the boat is up to par, there's a basic strategy to salvage her. How can we do that, by painting her?
When we purchased our trawler the Patricia Ann, she was in extremely good shape, but her gel coat was dulled and there were several minor fiberglass nicks here and there. Skilled painting of a utilised trawler or motor yacht is no economical task. It is possible to plan on about $1000 a foot to possess it painted professionally to ensure that was unthinkable.
I started to explore the process of performing the painting myself and read as significantly as I could about what paint would be best and the way to do it. In the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, I talked with spokespeople from Interlux. The rep told me that both the Interlux brand of topside paints along with the Awlgrip brand are very synonymous in preparation and sensible application. Interlux, even so, is formulated for the do-it-yourselfer. So my selection was created, Interlux Perfection, two component paint was the method to go.
Without having going into detail about what the directions state, let me just say that even though operating with two-part paints looks frustrating, it really is really extremely basic to complete. Just stick for the directions supplied with every single can of paint and you will get the hang of it right away.
I chosen the roll and tip method of practical application as spraying in a marina was impossible. It is easy to do once you practice. I practiced on a scrap piece of glass till I had it down pat. Guidelines are supplied by Interlux.
Here are a couple of pointers.
Begin your project by separating the used trawler or motor yacht into workable sections; that way the project won't overwhelm you. I selected the port bow pulpit on the Patricia Ann to begin my plan.
Preparing the surface to become painted takes about 3/4 on the time you'll commit on your project. A poor surface will produce a bad paint job. Start off by cleaning the gel coat with thinner. This can rid the gel coat of any silicon that may have been applied which will make the paint lift after application.
The following step, take just a little hammer and take a look at the complete region to become painted, taping to find any voids under the gel coat. Whenever you discover them and you will, grind them down using a Dremel tool. You don't want to commit the money and time to do an excellent paint job and have voids open up later on.
I used the West Method epoxy resin using the fairing filler to repair the voids I found. Stick to the directions offered to produce the resin basic to work with. Sandpaper them flat after the restored spots have dried. Rinse the dust off with water.
The challenging part is just not more than however?
Now we should tape the region that's going to become painted and take off any hardware to trigger it go simpler. I applied the 14 day painter's tape in stock at Lowe's or House Depot for masking.
Now it is time to paint. I utilized a 4 inch foam roller and also the best 2-1/2 inch natural paint brush I could discover, also in stock at Lowe's. Mix just adequate paint that you simply can use in two hours, for me its 1/2 quart. The paint is pricey, about $85.00 a quart and also you don't want to be throwing any away.
Only apply paint when the outside humidity is 75% or reduced. Be specific there's no opportunity of rainfall.
The paint takes about five hrs. to completely harden. Be careful to finish your paint application no later than noon to provide comprehensive drying. If dew settles on your paint, the moisture will turn the high gloss to a dull finish. I use a window between 10 AM and noon to paint.
All said and accomplished, it took a minimum of 600 hours to prep and paint the Patricia Ann. We utilized about 1 gallon of West Program resin and 12 quarts of Interlux Perfection to paint two coats on her.
Was it worthwhile?
Definitely! She appears stunning!
If you have been contemplating the painting of your utilized trawler or motor yacht and would prefer to ask me some specific questions, feel totally free to ask.
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