imrom paint

[Scott]

Flyfisher

Here is a link that has a lot of info in it about painting....I have talked with the formulators and technical personal at both Sterling and Awlgrip (along with a few pros in my area)....Personally I would go with Sterling....Extremely helpful and very convincing about the ease of the roll and tip method. If having it done by a sprayer (a pro with all the proper safety equipment...) then I would most likely go with Awlgrip. Oh by the way the tech people at Awlgrip really didn’t feel to good about recommending the roll and tip method...Even though they have a video out on how to do it.

Painting

Rich .... Thats personal preference....Paint is more involved but you will have infinite colors to choose from and I think it looks nicer than vinyl tape....procedure ....prep work sanding etc, masking , priming, and painting......unless its going over a fresh coat of a similar product then I would think you could go over it with a couple of coats and be good......Good question for the Manufacturer that you decided to go with !!!

[rcnight]

I recently painted a flats boat I built with Imron. I used all DuPont products and was very pleased with the results. Its very forgiving & sprays on easily. I used my little 5 gallon 2 hp air compressor. I worked mostly indoors in a make shift spray booth. As with any paint job, the final coat is only as good as all your prep work. You can probably spend 3/4 of your time on prep with the last 1/4 actual spray time. I also thought about using Sterling and researched it as you have done. My only concern was I never actually saw a finished boat in person to judge just how good the finish was. I know what a good spray job should look like. I thought spraying would be easier for me. Cost wise, it wasn't that much more to use Imron and I got all my supplies and assistance locally. If you decide to spray, you might practice on some furniture or even some old junk cars. Either way, painting can be very satisfying. Good luck!