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Permalink Reply by justin nicola on January 26, 2011 at 5:33am

welcome from another newbie.  i am not the most knowledgable on here, but i know a few things about interlux. 

1-their customer service/tech support people know their stuff

2-dust is the enemy, use a fine tip blower and plenty of mineral spirits to get rid of any and all dust.

3-it looks good using "roll and tip" but looks amazing w/ a sprayer.  not sure how tough it would be to clean the sprayer (probably a nightmare), but for $80, its worth it in my opinion

 

i just joined recently, there are a lot of very smart people on here that may override my thoughts, which is fine.  i just ordered some myself for the boat im building.  as far as the big name paints go, it seems to be one  of the easiest to use w/a good reputation behind it.

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Permalink Reply by Josh on January 26, 2011 at 6:59am

I am sure that you'll get some different opinions on what  paint to use for the boat from the people that have much more experience. I have re-finished one framed driftboat and built a stitch and glue driftboat from scratch. I used interlux brightside on both boats. On the refinished boat I completely sanded the whole boat down to bare wood primed and painted with interlux primer and brightsides paint. I luckily had a buddy that painted cars and he brought his gear over and sprayed my boat. The finish turned out awesome. Sprayer clean-up was really easy if I remember right he ran a little lacquer thinner through spray gun, popped of the tips and soaked them in lacquer thinner and clean-up was done. On the boat I built from scratch I used a six inch foam roller and just rolled it on (no primer). The finish turned out just as good as it did when I had it sprayed on. You can see pictures of the rolled on paint job on my profile page. I haven't had any durability issues with the paint and it seems to be pretty tough. I'll echo the "dust is the enemy" comment, vacuum up as much dust as you can, wipe it down with a tack cloth then wipe it down with a tack cloth then wipe it with mineral spirits quite a few times and then when it feels dust free wipe it down again.   

 

There are also some guys that use a high quality porch/deck oil based paint (not HD or Lowes) that have good luck and good results for half of the price. I haven't tried it so I can't comment on that. The good thing about using the porch/deck paint is that the color options are endless whereas with the Interlux color choices are bit sparse.  

 

Josh  

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Permalink Reply by Mike Crouch on January 26, 2011 at 1:26pm

Thanks for the info! I am looking forward to getting this boat river ready.  Mike

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Peak on January 26, 2011 at 7:35am

d'you get that boat that was listed on MtnBuzz? CHEAP?!? kinda wish I bought it...put up some porn-i-mean-PICS! please? framed boat? how old?

I used an oil based exterior paint fronm Diamond Voegel (sp?) for ease of use, rolled on a couple coats...work truck, not sports car...so far so good, but I won't win any pageants.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Crouch on January 26, 2011 at 1:29pm

Yep- that's the one.  Framed boat. early 90's vintage.  Needs some work but I am looking forward to learning about wood and getting the boat river ready.  I will post some pics in the future once I get going on it.  Thanks for your input and enjoyed looking at the pictures of your boat in Deso. Mike

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Neu on January 26, 2011 at 7:19pm

One BIG consideration with paint is "compatibility".

Are you painting over plain wood?  glass w/ epoxy?  Just epoxy?  etc..?  What brand epoxy...  latex? blah. blah. blah.  There are lots of great choices for finishes but they are not all universally compatible.  Sometimes you need to lay down coat of something or other to allow the paint to stick/cure. I'm sure if you post what you are working with you'll get plenty of advice.  

I'm so happy for your wooden boat find!  Hope to meet her on the water eventually.

-Kelly

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Permalink Reply by Mike Crouch on January 27, 2011 at 6:23pm

Thanks! I stumbled upon your blog a few months back and enjoyed watching the construction of your boat from afar.  It is beautiful.  I had some time to finally look at my boat a bit closer.  There are spots of bare wood but the boat is mostly covered with paint. Decks and sides have been painted all the same as wll as the interior of all the hatches.  Some paint is adhering while other parts are flaking off.  I know that the paint on it now is West Marine Sea Gloss Polyurethane White. The previous owner gave me a can of what was left of his. I was thinking of brushing, sanding and smoothing the existing paint, and then painting over with a new coat and a different color.  Does anyone out there see any Red Flags in my plan?  Eventually I would like to have your reference on boat lettering ( I am partial to GC Dories old style) but that won't be for a while.  Thanks in advance folks for any more info.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Neu on February 1, 2011 at 1:36pm

The lettering is by A&B sign co in Prescott, AZ.  I don't know the name of the font but they do.  Just ask for Grand Canyon Dories style lettering.   Its a good day when the lettering goes on the boat!

 

As for the polyurethane, that is what I used for my decks and hatches.  Its pretty durable stuff especially if you add a hardner.  If you are just gonna do paint then I'd suggest laying down a coat of sandable primer, sand, then another layer of the primer then paint.  That will give you a smoother look.  

 

If you are thinking about keeping the boat for a long time you might consider coating the outside of the bare wood with epoxy.  That will help keep the water out and decrease the number of times you need to repaint. (When the water soaks into the wood it swells then when dry it shrinks stressing the paint layer)

 

Have fun messing about. 

-Kelly

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