Rattle Can Paintjob

MrPhotographer06 · 02-13-09, 10:05 PM

how does a rattle can paintjob look on a fiberglass/gellcoat boat?

bamabassman · 02-13-09, 11:27 PM

horrible. nuff said.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-13-09, 11:34 PM

ehhhhh..

best way to paint it cheep and easy?

i do have an air compressor and a paint gun

bamabassman · 02-13-09, 11:36 PM

thar ya go. use em.

bamabassman · 02-13-09, 11:37 PM

go easy and go over it again, sand out the runs, repaint. more coats the better if you sand after each coat. then clear coat or jel coat.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-13-09, 11:43 PM

with what kind of paint?

automotive?

on my 14ft how much do you think i'll use?

bamabassman · 02-13-09, 11:46 PM

auto paint should be alright. how much i can't truly tell ya. maybe 1 gallon at the MOST. but you should ask ol zooker to make sure, or boater or 1fastlaser. they know alot more than i on this one buddy. it ain't no different than painting a car i don't think. it's the jell coat that matters the most i believe.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-13-09, 11:54 PM

how do you do that? and what is it?

bamabassman · 02-13-09, 11:54 PM

like i said buddy...ask someone with a LOT more knowledge than i.

WTL · 02-14-09, 03:29 AM

I'm not sure automotive paint will go good over glass, could be wrong though. Interlux briteside is a paint that is made for boats that might be better. (I have actually heard of people getting good results painting their vehicles with interlux as well, I am considering it down the road)

My boat is a rustoleum special but its aluminum so its really not comparable.

1FASTLASER · 02-14-09, 09:11 AM

Painting a boat with a spray bomb is the same as burning your money. It will not stay on. To do it correctly wetsand the boat and use an epoxy primer. This seals off the old and gets it ready for the new. Wetsand again cept this time its harder to sand but hey no one said it was gonna be easy if you want a good job. As far as the color coat there are several that will work if done correctly. Interlux is one but personally I dont like the colors or lack of. DuraTec is a GREAT paint as well as good ole polyurethane enamel. With the urethane's use a SMALL amonut of flex agent when paintin. Now you can stop there but your gonna have to keep her waxed. Best thing to do is go ahead and clear it now so its not so hard to keep shiny. I have done several several boats as in prolly 75-100 and there is NO substitute for doing it right the first time. When you do it wrong the first time you just pissed away that money plus the added expense of removing the wrong way. You can paint a boat if you look around for about 400. Ebay has some great deals nless you want some jazzy special mixed color.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-14-09, 10:17 AM

wow.. 400 is more than i've put int he boat yet...

bamabassman · 02-14-09, 11:25 AM

it may be cheaper if you do it yourself bub. like laser said if ya want it to look good, do it right the first time.

02-13-09, 10:05 PM	#1
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	Rattle Can Paintjob how does a rattle can paintjob look on a fiberglass/gellcoat boat? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-13-09, 11:27 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	horrible. nuff said. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-13-09, 11:34 PM	#3
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	ehhhhh.. best way to paint it cheep and easy? i do have an air compressor and a paint gun __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-13-09, 11:36 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	thar ya go. use em. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-13-09, 11:37 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	go easy and go over it again, sand out the runs, repaint. more coats the better if you sand after each coat. then clear coat or jel coat. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-13-09, 11:43 PM	#6
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	with what kind of paint? automotive? on my 14ft how much do you think i'll use? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-13-09, 11:46 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	auto paint should be alright. how much i can't truly tell ya. maybe 1 gallon at the MOST. but you should ask ol zooker to make sure, or boater or 1fastlaser. they know alot more than i on this one buddy. it ain't no different than painting a car i don't think. it's the jell coat that matters the most i believe. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-13-09, 11:54 PM	#8
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	how do you do that? and what is it? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-14-09, 03:29 AM	#10
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I'm not sure automotive paint will go good over glass, could be wrong though. Interlux briteside is a paint that is made for boats that might be better. (I have actually heard of people getting good results painting their vehicles with interlux as well, I am considering it down the road) My boat is a rustoleum special but its aluminum so its really not comparable. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-14-09, 09:11 AM	#11
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Painting a boat with a spray bomb is the same as burning your money. It will not stay on. To do it correctly wetsand the boat and use an epoxy primer. This seals off the old and gets it ready for the new. Wetsand again cept this time its harder to sand but hey no one said it was gonna be easy if you want a good job. As far as the color coat there are several that will work if done correctly. Interlux is one but personally I dont like the colors or lack of. DuraTec is a GREAT paint as well as good ole polyurethane enamel. With the urethane's use a SMALL amonut of flex agent when paintin. Now you can stop there but your gonna have to keep her waxed. Best thing to do is go ahead and clear it now so its not so hard to keep shiny. I have done several several boats as in prolly 75-100 and there is NO substitute for doing it right the first time. When you do it wrong the first time you just pissed away that money plus the added expense of removing the wrong way. You can paint a boat if you look around for about 400. Ebay has some great deals nless you want some jazzy special mixed color. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

02-14-09, 10:17 AM	#12
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	wow.. 400 is more than i've put int he boat yet... __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-14-09, 11:25 AM	#13
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	it may be cheaper if you do it yourself bub. like laser said if ya want it to look good, do it right the first time. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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