Recent content by Bass_attack

Can I use the aluminum rivets you can buy at lowes and a hand rivet tool to replace the rivets. I sit have a air hammer and really don't have the money to buy one for this project. I have seen you need to use closed rivets but not sure what the ones I have are. They are the only ones lowes had...

Anybody? I know a lot of people have painted their boats before. Anyone have anything like this coated on it. I almost have the entire thing sanded down to are metal and some smooth spots of whatever this epoxy type coating is. I'm hoping with primer the final coat will adhere well to the boat...

What would recommendations on paint and some sealent or epoxy paint for the bottom?

Also what is the best bet to coat the bottom with? Epoxy paint? Aluminum roof coating? Steelflex?

So does it look like I'll be ok to not get this epoxy material 100% off? If u sand it like some if the pictures or a little better and clean and prime should the paint stick fine?

Can I pick these up at my local lowes or would I have to find them elsewhere?

I have some heavy gutter aluminum that I planned on sealing over the crack with 5200. I'll just be using a trolling motor fishing small ponds and local lakes but I want tone sure it will not leak. The guy before me said it didn't leak and those cracks only dropped a bit when I tested them. He...

Any tips for the cracks?

So I bought a 12ft jon boat (1232) Sears gamefish we unknown year with trailer off of craigslist so I would have something to get me out in the water by myself. I don't want to do much. Just get it afloat and painted and maybe some flat carpeted floors and storage if I could manage. It came with...