"Not happy with this paint for 300 bucks a gallon"

OUCH.......I know what you mean, you would think this stuff has gold mixed in as a filler!! Shooot, just a quart of regular Interlux is around $45.....jeeeez!!!

Yeah i went through 1 gallon and got 2 coats out of it. I have these what looks like spider cracks in the paint when it dries. I think it may be from the barrier coat not fully curing. I'm not sure but i'm not happy having to buy another gallon of this stuff.

Hey your Sceptre looks just like mine

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Wow i guess it does Lol... What type of bottom paint do you have on yours?

a few dumb questions:


after the blasting - was the bottom finished sanded and solvent wiped down ?


coats of barrier ? alternated grey and white to get the needed thickness ?

when applying the coats of the barrier,did you wait till the barrier was kicked - meaning,use the "thumb test" - touch the epoxy with your thumb,does the epoxy stick to it ?

did you wait till the barrier was fully kicked before painting with antifouling paint ?

you are aware of the recomended application temps of the barrier coat,yes ?

I've used this barrier coat before and never had this problem. The barrier coat was cured cause i went all around the boat and checked. I'm working with 2 bullet heaters working all the time. I think it is this paint for some reason they recommend 3 to 4 coats and i only have on 2 . I will give it another week and then hit it with another coat to see what i come up with. There may have been some spots with the barrier coat that was thicker than others that may not have not cured completely.

usually:

what you're seeing is the end result of painting over top of epoxy that's not fully kicked...

This will give me a chance to try out my new porter cable sander on those spots.

I used Interlux ablative.Works fine in my area.I wet slip for about 7months out of the year.
Soda blasting is the way to go.Sanded mine by hand and will never do that again.