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[Tugboat2]

What is the name of that fancy paint you're putting on the bottom? I just removed all the bottom paint from my Formula 233 and the boat will be trailer kept, I was going to IP 2000 first but still not sure about the top coat. Nice boat BTW

[SeaSick]

Originally Posted by Tugboat2

What is the name of that fancy paint you're putting on the bottom? I just removed all the bottom paint from my Formula 233 and the boat will be trailer kept, I was going to IP 2000 first but still not sure about the top coat. Nice boat BTW

Thanks for the compliment. Always a work in progress.
I went with SM 1000 by Supermarine. http://supermarinepaint.com/marinepa...allon-3p10.htm
Primed two coats of their epoxy primer. Should have used the etching primer which would have sanded easier. I went with the gloss finish topcoat and wanted to sand the primer down to 220 grit. What a bitch. Spent two days rolling around on that creeper sanding with a pneumatic random orbit and went through two boxes of sanding discs. I may be getting too old for that, plus you can't drink beer on your back while wearing a respirator so the mundane nature of the job is intensified.
The paint is warranted for 10 years of continuous submersion. I sprayed it with a pressure pot and a Sata gun but the paint has a high solids content and I had problems atomizing it with the 1.3 mm tip. I would think a 2mm tip setup would work better. If I had more of their thinner I would have diluted 20% and it would have flowed better. I also added their optional activator and found out it will cause the paint to start to set in the pot and lines overnight even in 50 degree temps.
Turned out fine in the end and if later on I chose to wet sand and buff it will look as good if not better than factory jelcoat.

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