Cost effective painting

[abl1111]

I'm totally a novice who has great results ( luck! ). But, I have painted (3) boats;

The real 'price' in painting is the amount of time you will spend prepping for paint. All that filling and sanding to make a smooth, unblemished surface, ready for paint - you'll definitely not want to use anything but the BEST, paint you can afford.

I have sprayed and rolled/ tipped Awlgrip - both with excellent results ( I've sprayed Awlcraft 2000 as well ). If you have a good compressor for the job, buy a cheap spray gun ( if you're the kind of guy who gets good results with using a spray paint can, you can spray ! ). All the tech stuff, the guys on the board can help you with, i.e. nozzle size, pressure etc. However, I have used a roller and a brush and have been very happy with those results too.

I guess my point is, you don't want to do this again anytime soon and you want the results to come out nice, so if budget is a concern, I'd wait to save up $ to do it right, with the right stuff the first time.

Good luck.