Here's my situation, I have a 2007 Alumacraft 1860MV SC boat. This past summer I stripped the entire inside of the boat to bare metal using aircraft paint remover and sanding which took me many man hours. Since I was doing that I decided to scuff the outside of the boat with sand paper but didn't remove the paint thinking I could just paint over it but after reading stuff on the web everyone is saying bare metal.
I did this because the nonslip material they used was breaking in pieces and they painted over the liner. When I say "they", I'm refering to Alumacraft as I bought the boat brand new. I did send it back within the first year for repairs to the non slip coating and all they did was patch and paint over the existing paint which held up for about a year and started to flake. By the time I got around to calling them I was out of warranty so at that point I turned it into a work boat and just used it.
Now I need to repaint it. Little did I know that aluminum oxidizes and the boats under a cover 90 miles away so I have no idea what to expect. What do I need to do the the bare metal in order to paint it and can I paint over the old paint on the outside of the boat and will it adhere? What paints and primers do I need to use. Alumacraft told me they use a water based paint now but that's all they said. Any experience would be greatly appreciated.
I did this because the nonslip material they used was breaking in pieces and they painted over the liner. When I say "they", I'm refering to Alumacraft as I bought the boat brand new. I did send it back within the first year for repairs to the non slip coating and all they did was patch and paint over the existing paint which held up for about a year and started to flake. By the time I got around to calling them I was out of warranty so at that point I turned it into a work boat and just used it.
Now I need to repaint it. Little did I know that aluminum oxidizes and the boats under a cover 90 miles away so I have no idea what to expect. What do I need to do the the bare metal in order to paint it and can I paint over the old paint on the outside of the boat and will it adhere? What paints and primers do I need to use. Alumacraft told me they use a water based paint now but that's all they said. Any experience would be greatly appreciated.