Painting the inside

[BARNABY55]

I am considering re-doing the inside of my 18. Is awlgrip reccommended? What prep work is necessary and should this be sprayed?

[Houdini]

I used Awl Grip on my 20' and three years later it's still looking good. And it was sprayed.

[BARNABY55]

What was the prep to the surface?

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I painted my boat with Sterling brand two part paint with the role and tip method came out very good. I would say if you spray Awlgrip would be my first choice if you role and tip Sterling would be my first choice. SPRAYING IS VERY DANGEROUS if you don’t use a full air line/ hose respirator face mask protection. I have herd of people dying not using the proper protection so if you spray be careful. As for the prep work remove all wax and oil from the boat sand the gel coat with 220 grit paper, apply one coat of primer (use the same manufacturer as the paint) sand smooth then apply 3 light coats of paint if you spray no sanding if you role and tip sand between the coats of paint. there are several threads on this sight about painting if you go back and look at them.
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[Billybob]

I sprayed mine with Petit Easypoxy mainly because I was afraid of the health risks spraying the 2 parts, cause I've heard horror stories too.The stuff was really easy to use, and has held up well except for the non skid area on the deck.Maybe I should have gone a few extra coats there or maybe it's just that the 1 parts aren't as durable, but the non-skid is getting dull.It's not peeling or anything.In fact I was thinking of taping it off and rolling/tipping just the non skid but with the spring we had, I never got to it.
Bill

[Dave Hirshberg]

Barnaby, I'm Awlgripping my boat as we speak. Just be prepared to see your wallet shrink. I just added up my costs on paint supplies so far and between the primer(takes more primer than paint 1 1/2 gallons of both parts) paint 1 gallon each part, Reducers for each, Awlgrip surface cleaner, Misc Tape(very Expensive) sandpaper, a cheap gun($50) and respirator inexpensive cartdrige type. I've now totaled about $875.00 in materials. Its coming out good but its a lot of work. I haven't even started the hull yet but I'm about finished with the deck.