Basshole
Active member
Clarkster 2000 and I are completely redoing the entire boat from top to bottom and I wanted to share some things with you that I discovered in the beginning. I will be posting pics of the demo today as well. We have stripped it to the bare trailer and boat and cleaned thoroughly. We did buy some parts for the trailer yesterday but had many problems locating the material to PAINT the boat. So here is the lowdown from Pettit Marine Paints - awesome site. Called customer service and they were extremely helpful. https://www.pettitpaint.com
Steps to Painting an aluminum boat:
1. Clean the boat thoroughly with just a simple wash. Wipe the boat down with either mineral spirits or Pettit 120 Thinner.
2. Rough sand the boat with 120 Grit paper just to scuff the boat a little so that the paint will adhere better.
3. Wipe again with mineral spirits or 120 thinner to get all dust off of the boat
4. Make sure to wear a mask while sanding - ALUMINUM is very dangerous to breathe.
5. If there is any bare aluminum showing is the Pettit 6455-044 primer for the bare spots only. The actual paint will stick to the old paint no problem. This comes in a quart and plastic bottle combo pack.
6. WAIT at least 2-4 hours
7. Use the Pettit Coat EZ POXY paint which comes in about 12 colors to paint the boat. The rep said it would be no problem to roll it on, but have someone come behind you with a china bristle bush and going with the length of the boat, use long finishing strokes as it will make the boat look awesome.
8. For a 14' boat he told me I would need two quarts. Use the site as a bearing for your project and call them for specifics.
9. Let that completely dry and then come back with a light 240 grit sand job to get out all of the imperfections.
10. Make sure to get all of the dust off and repaint and let set for 3-4 days.
Will send pictures when I complete. The paint is reasonable and should cost about 19.95 for the primer combo and 29.95 per quart of the paint, and I need two. So for roughly 80 bucks or so, you can paint the entire boat...PRETTY GOOD.
The Trailer is getting modified and Welded by a close friend and we are going to rhino line it once we sand blast it. We are putting a new winch, wheel up front, hitch and bunks on the trailer as well. should be completed in about 8 days or so. If you need help with this and you live in MD or in close proximity, I can give you my friends name as he does side word and would be happy to assist you.
MORE to COME!!!
Steps to Painting an aluminum boat:
1. Clean the boat thoroughly with just a simple wash. Wipe the boat down with either mineral spirits or Pettit 120 Thinner.
2. Rough sand the boat with 120 Grit paper just to scuff the boat a little so that the paint will adhere better.
3. Wipe again with mineral spirits or 120 thinner to get all dust off of the boat
4. Make sure to wear a mask while sanding - ALUMINUM is very dangerous to breathe.
5. If there is any bare aluminum showing is the Pettit 6455-044 primer for the bare spots only. The actual paint will stick to the old paint no problem. This comes in a quart and plastic bottle combo pack.
6. WAIT at least 2-4 hours
7. Use the Pettit Coat EZ POXY paint which comes in about 12 colors to paint the boat. The rep said it would be no problem to roll it on, but have someone come behind you with a china bristle bush and going with the length of the boat, use long finishing strokes as it will make the boat look awesome.
8. For a 14' boat he told me I would need two quarts. Use the site as a bearing for your project and call them for specifics.
9. Let that completely dry and then come back with a light 240 grit sand job to get out all of the imperfections.
10. Make sure to get all of the dust off and repaint and let set for 3-4 days.
Will send pictures when I complete. The paint is reasonable and should cost about 19.95 for the primer combo and 29.95 per quart of the paint, and I need two. So for roughly 80 bucks or so, you can paint the entire boat...PRETTY GOOD.
The Trailer is getting modified and Welded by a close friend and we are going to rhino line it once we sand blast it. We are putting a new winch, wheel up front, hitch and bunks on the trailer as well. should be completed in about 8 days or so. If you need help with this and you live in MD or in close proximity, I can give you my friends name as he does side word and would be happy to assist you.
MORE to COME!!!