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What paint to use
I have an older fiberglass sailboat that has had a bad paint job. I am
currently sanding and repairing the bad spots in preparation for painting. I would like some input as to what paint to use. I will be applying it with rollers and brushes. I can't afford to have it done and I'm not a spray guy. I have been looking at Awl grip but am told it's hard to apply and work with. What about polyester? Any help would be appreciated. I have brushed Awlgrip. Though it is best to spray it, it can be brushed, or rolled and tipped. It is expensive, but very tough, and lasts a very long time. It is probably the ultimate paint system for boats, or at least not-always-imersed parts of boats like dry sailed boats, or topsides. One option may be to do all the prep work and then have someone who knows what they are doing spray Awlgrip. I just used this approach with the wooden interior of my International 505. I did all the epoxy and epoxy-glass work, then brushed on a coat of Awlgrip, sanded it all very carefully with 220 wet-and-dry and then had it sprayed with clear Awlgrip. It looks fabulous. Since I did all the prepwork and most of the masking, I was only charged for the materials and the time to spray it and clean the gun. This was very reasonable. The Interthane Plus two part linear polyurethane is probably a little more oriented to the amateur. I have also had good results using a clear Interthane Plus rolled and tipped on epoxy over wood. With both Awlgrip and Interthane Plus you are probably going to want two or three coats if you roll and tip versus once if you have it sprayed. The single part polyurethane like Interlux also work well but are not as tough as the two part polyurethanes. |
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