Alexseal paints and topcoats

[martin]

Anybody here use this stuff... I'm an awlgrip guy just wondering what your thoughts are on this stuff. I will be spraying... thanks

[TPG]

Really gorgeous stuff, a little "friendlier" to apply than Awlgrip, but I'm just an amateur.

[martin]

I should correct what I posted as I am an awlcraft2000 guy.. I never sprayed awlgrip...I do see the alexsral is a little more expensive. I want to use there two step base coat clear coat..looks awesome on large vessels with curves ,not sure how it will look on a 23.. but will give her a shot

[martin]

Originally Posted by TPG

Really gorgeous stuff, a little "friendlier" to apply than Awlgrip, but I'm just an amateur.

Thanks

[natecert]

Was going with alcraft then talked into awlgrip. Aside from price what are the benefits? Have had little experience with marine paint.

What I do know is the imron on the current sled is like hard as hell. Cant even touch it w/#60 on a da.

[martin]

[QUOTE=natecert;246413]Was going with alcraft then talked into awlgrip. Aside from price what are the benefits? Have had little experience with marine paint.

What I do know is the imron on the current sled is like hard as hell. Cant even touch it w/#60 on a da.[/QUOTEwhy awlgrip instead of awlcraft

[natecert]

I was led to believe that awlgrip could not be touched up, like repair a scratch. However while at Hugh Saint's shop the head painter explained it is possible.

The exterior of the hull will be painted by a pro. Interior probably all gel. Taking Ken's advice make it a fishing boat not a trailer queen.

[erebus]

Originally Posted by natecert

I was led to believe that awlgrip could not be touched up, like repair a scratch.

Awlcraft can be touched up pretty easily. Blends nicely and repairs can be dont almost invisibly.
Alexseal is similar.
Awlgrip, because its a bit harder than Awlcraft is more difficult to repair.

Awlcraft is also a bit easier to apply, needing less coats than Awlgrip.
But not quite (barely) as durable. Really, I've found them to be almost identical in durability.

The yard I worked for in Seattle only sprayed Alexseal.
Our painter was a strict awlgrip guy for years, but when he used Alexseal it was all over. Alexseal from then on.
I remember he particularly liked alexseals primers.

I've sprayed awlgrip and awlcraft but never had a chance to spray alexseal. A little tricky to get here in the North East. I think Jamestown sells it...

[martin]

Thanks guys for the input..I have done repairs on awlcraft paints and they were very easy. Most of them were my fault as they would be runs on the finish...but I wet sand them with a block .to 800 and then buffed and you could not tell where it was.. I use the 1' rule and alot of blind man touching and rubbing...lol..btw Erebus, what yard was that you worked at in Seattle...?

[erebus]

Originally Posted by martin

btw Erebus, what yard was that you worked at in Seattle...?

Seaview Boatyard!
Actually, I was the operations manager and lead mechanic at the North yard in Bellingham, but I spent a fair amount of time going back and forth to the Seattle yards.
Nobody knows where Bellingham is, but everybody knows where Seattle is, so I usually just say I worked there.