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Anyone on tinboats have experience painting fiberglass?
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<blockquote data-quote="phased" data-source="post: 99240" data-attributes="member: 414"><p>I painted a Terry fiberglass several years ago. I did as ben2go suggested and flipped the boat to prep it. I sanded the entire boat then used automotive primer then paint with a catalyst hardener. I added 1 1/2 times the recommended hardener to the paint. I used that boat nearly every weekend of the spring and summer for 3 years and the only scraps and scratches were on the underneath where I would park it on the bank of a lake when camping. A good stick on keel protector would have kept this from happening. I read, and was told by people that auto paint will not stand up to being in the water on a continuous basis such as mooring in a slip at a boat dock which I did not do. But It was in the water many three day and two night camping trips with no problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phased, post: 99240, member: 414"] I painted a Terry fiberglass several years ago. I did as ben2go suggested and flipped the boat to prep it. I sanded the entire boat then used automotive primer then paint with a catalyst hardener. I added 1 1/2 times the recommended hardener to the paint. I used that boat nearly every weekend of the spring and summer for 3 years and the only scraps and scratches were on the underneath where I would park it on the bank of a lake when camping. A good stick on keel protector would have kept this from happening. I read, and was told by people that auto paint will not stand up to being in the water on a continuous basis such as mooring in a slip at a boat dock which I did not do. But It was in the water many three day and two night camping trips with no problem. [/QUOTE]
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