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Priming and Painting Best Practices?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ictalurus" data-source="post: 221208" data-attributes="member: 2983"><p>Not by any means an expert on the subject, but have painted a few boats and in the process of another. I sanded (100 grit) the entire boat, not down to bare metal though. All bare aluminum spots were primed with Rustoleums Aluminum Primer (cans). The existing paint that survived the sanding just got painted over. As far as spraying, if you have a compressor and a sprayer, I'd go that route. I'd stay away from spray painting the entire boat with cans, it'll cost more than you think :wink: I use a 4" brush and go at it, it takes a bit of time and there are some brush marks if you look closely, but I've never had a problem with the paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ictalurus, post: 221208, member: 2983"] Not by any means an expert on the subject, but have painted a few boats and in the process of another. I sanded (100 grit) the entire boat, not down to bare metal though. All bare aluminum spots were primed with Rustoleums Aluminum Primer (cans). The existing paint that survived the sanding just got painted over. As far as spraying, if you have a compressor and a sprayer, I'd go that route. I'd stay away from spray painting the entire boat with cans, it'll cost more than you think :wink: I use a 4" brush and go at it, it takes a bit of time and there are some brush marks if you look closely, but I've never had a problem with the paint. [/QUOTE]
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