Painting a hull

makade · #1 03-07-2010, 11:08 PM

I did the interior of my 18 with signature finish. I like the paint, if I was to do it over I would try to spray it. The hull might be easier to roll, not as many nooks, crannies, corners, etc. If your ever in Lauderdale/Davie you can check it out.

jorgeinmiami · #2 03-07-2010, 11:19 PM

Thanks when I get closer to deciding on paint I'll give you a call

makade · #3 03-07-2010, 11:48 PM

Another thing I'll mention, the down side to not priming with the signature finish was i think it took more coats because the repairs that I did were still barely visible while the rest could have been good. If I was to do it over I would prime first. Unless the surface was pretty uniform in color, not a lot of filled holes and repairs etc. I think Tom @ Signature Finish had mentioned touching up the spots first than topcoating everything but it didn't work for me because I wasn't able to blend the spots with out sanding nearly all the paint off.

jorgeinmiami · #4 03-08-2010, 09:59 AM

When I spoke to Tom he also mentined that you did not need to prime the hull first. But in reading your post I will more then likely prime 1st.
What primer would you think would work best with Signature?
And I forgot if he said you could spray it.
In reading the pior post he mentioned that it was a pian to do around the diferent edges inside.

Boy am I getting anxious to get the boat finished preped and ready to paint, but I don't want to make a mistake and have to do it 2x because of the wrong paint or that I can't apply it correctly

makade · #5 03-08-2010, 10:28 PM

I think any good 2-part primer would be fine. I'm sure you can spray it, they send all the directions with the paint, it's probably on the web site as well? I've used interlux's 2-part primer which was white, I remember seeing a lot of the awlgrip 545 primer as gray? Maybe something to consider depending on the colors your doing.
On another note I had a 10 X 20 shelter-logic enclosure thing, that I think was around 200 bucks with the sides that I bought at pep-boys which was a great shed for painting. my 18 fit perfectly-a 20 with no motor should as well.
That's good info on the water test, I always wondered if it really would hold up as claimed. I hope to paint my hull someday.