gandrew55
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So about 10 years ago I repainted my old 1970s Duracraft 16' flatboat using some "Duck Boat Green" paint that I picked up at a local old-time hardware store. Paint was durable, worked great, never had any issues with it. About two years ago while doing a big renovation I decided I wanted to repaint a dark gray. Couldn't get "Duck Boat Gray" and ended up using a enamel polyurethane paint that I picked up at Home Depot. Put it on with my airless sprayer and it looked great.
The inside of the boat is still fine, but I fish a lot of coastal salt marsh here in Louisiana and everywhere the paint has been in contact with pounding water, the paint has failed. The attached photo really shows it--it's flaking off now in sheets, like the adhesion is completely shot--even though on the interior of the boat it's still fine. Notice how the old Duck Boat Green is still holding on perfectly underneath my stinking gray!
What paint should I use for this boat that won't require a new mortgage on the house and still get the job done? I want to come back with a better gray paint job, BTW.
The inside of the boat is still fine, but I fish a lot of coastal salt marsh here in Louisiana and everywhere the paint has been in contact with pounding water, the paint has failed. The attached photo really shows it--it's flaking off now in sheets, like the adhesion is completely shot--even though on the interior of the boat it's still fine. Notice how the old Duck Boat Green is still holding on perfectly underneath my stinking gray!
What paint should I use for this boat that won't require a new mortgage on the house and still get the job done? I want to come back with a better gray paint job, BTW.