Repainting a Bass Boat
 

Any ideas of what paint to use on a Bass Boat that has had its deck
repainted a pitiful solid blue color. The exterior hull is the typical Bass
Boat heavy metallic blueish gray and I would like the deck to somewhat match
the hull. I have spray equipment but don't have much painting experience so
please no complicated technique paints. Thanks for any help. JC

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 03:09:27 GMT, "JC" wrote:

Any ideas of what paint to use on a Bass Boat that has had its deck
repainted a pitiful solid blue color. The exterior hull is the typical Bass
Boat heavy metallic blueish gray and I would like the deck to somewhat match
the hull. I have spray equipment but don't have much painting experience so
please no complicated technique paints. Thanks for any help. JC

Wellllllll.....

How complicated do you want to get? Mixing metal flake in clear coat,
gel coat, etc, isn't complicated, but the process, mixing to the right
consistency, temperature, preparation can be intense.

Removing the old paint may be problematic. Probably a good sanding
with a DA sander to get a majority of the over paint off. You will
need to make that decision.

Then, you are going to have to match the flake. That means contacting
the manufacturer of your boat and having them send you the proper mix.
I know with Ranger, there are about ninty fifty hundred zillion types
of metal flake - some look idtentical to each other, but in, when
sprayed on, aren't. At the same time, you might check with them for
the paint codes for the undercoat. You might even want to have them
send you the flake. I don't know about other boat makers, but Ranger
does it on the basis of the boat serial number.

From that point, it's just a question of mixing to spec and spraying.

If you are just looking to kind of-sort of match the hull color
without going into a ton of other nonsense, then take the boat to a
auto shop that has a paint analyser and have them mix you up some
epoxy paint, follow the directions and paint it.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

Well I want to keep this fairly easy. The blue that's on the deck now,
although crappy dull non-metallic paint, doesn't look all that bad. There
is a 1 1/2 inch rub strip all around the deck/hull joint that separates the
2 colors so the paint doesn't have to match exactly, just get along with the
hull color. What I has looking for was a glossy metallic paint that I could
just mix and paint. Maybe throw on a couple of coats of clear. It would
not have to be the heavy metallic paint just a little metallic. This boat
is a 1978, manufactured by Caddo. Its not a great boat so I'm looking at
just making it easier to look at. Right now its scaring the fish. Thanks,
JC


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 03:09:27 GMT, "JC" wrote:

Any ideas of what paint to use on a Bass Boat that has had its deck
repainted a pitiful solid blue color. The exterior hull is the typical
Bass
Boat heavy metallic blueish gray and I would like the deck to somewhat
match
the hull. I have spray equipment but don't have much painting experience
so
please no complicated technique paints. Thanks for any help. JC

Wellllllll.....

How complicated do you want to get? Mixing metal flake in clear coat,
gel coat, etc, isn't complicated, but the process, mixing to the right
consistency, temperature, preparation can be intense.

Removing the old paint may be problematic. Probably a good sanding
with a DA sander to get a majority of the over paint off. You will
need to make that decision.

Then, you are going to have to match the flake. That means contacting
the manufacturer of your boat and having them send you the proper mix.
I know with Ranger, there are about ninty fifty hundred zillion types
of metal flake - some look idtentical to each other, but in, when
sprayed on, aren't. At the same time, you might check with them for
the paint codes for the undercoat. You might even want to have them
send you the flake. I don't know about other boat makers, but Ranger
does it on the basis of the boat serial number.

From that point, it's just a question of mixing to spec and spraying.

If you are just looking to kind of-sort of match the hull color
without going into a ton of other nonsense, then take the boat to a
auto shop that has a paint analyser and have them mix you up some
epoxy paint, follow the directions and paint it.

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:21:40 GMT, "JC" wrote:

Well I want to keep this fairly easy. The blue that's on the deck now,
although crappy dull non-metallic paint, doesn't look all that bad. There
is a 1 1/2 inch rub strip all around the deck/hull joint that separates the
2 colors so the paint doesn't have to match exactly, just get along with the
hull color. What I has looking for was a glossy metallic paint that I could
just mix and paint. Maybe throw on a couple of coats of clear. It would
not have to be the heavy metallic paint just a little metallic. This boat
is a 1978, manufactured by Caddo. Its not a great boat so I'm looking at
just making it easier to look at. Right now its scaring the fish. Thanks,
JC

Ah - then it's not much of a problem.

Just rough up the current paint to remove any wax buildup and give a
decent surface to paint. At that point, check around with some
autobody shops to see if they can mix up a quart or so of epoxy metal
flake, cut it and paint away. Clear coat is clear coat.

Just be sure when you are painting that you get the "wet" look when
applying the paint. If it looks dry, then you need to keep painting
until it looks "wet".

Later,

Tom
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:21:40 GMT, "JC" wrote:

Well I want to keep this fairly easy. The blue that's on the deck now,
although crappy dull non-metallic paint, doesn't look all that bad. There
is a 1 1/2 inch rub strip all around the deck/hull joint that separates the
2 colors so the paint doesn't have to match exactly, just get along with the
hull color. What I has looking for was a glossy metallic paint that I could
just mix and paint. Maybe throw on a couple of coats of clear. It would
not have to be the heavy metallic paint just a little metallic. This boat
is a 1978, manufactured by Caddo. Its not a great boat so I'm looking at
just making it easier to look at. Right now its scaring the fish. Thanks,
JC

Ah - then it's not much of a problem.

Just rough up the current paint to remove any wax buildup and give a
decent surface to paint. At that point, check around with some
autobody shops to see if they can mix up a quart or so of epoxy metal
flake, cut it and paint away. Clear coat is clear coat.

Just be sure when you are painting that you get the "wet" look when
applying the paint. If it looks dry, then you need to keep painting
until it looks "wet".

Later,

Tom

Hmmmm...do you do walls? I'm finishing up my home office finally. Got
the drywall and trim carpentry done, got two coats'o'white on the walls
and ceilings, got tilesetters coming in in about two weeks, got cabinets
and countertops on order...would consider a tangerine-colored metalflake
wall, baby.



--
We today have a president of the United States who looks like he is the
son of Howdy Doody or Alfred E. Newman, who isn't smarter than either of
them, who is arrogant about his ignorance, who is reckless and
incompetent, and whose backers are turning the United States into a pariah.

What, me worry?

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:42:28 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:21:40 GMT, "JC" wrote:

Well I want to keep this fairly easy. The blue that's on the deck now,
although crappy dull non-metallic paint, doesn't look all that bad. There
is a 1 1/2 inch rub strip all around the deck/hull joint that separates the
2 colors so the paint doesn't have to match exactly, just get along with the
hull color. What I has looking for was a glossy metallic paint that I could
just mix and paint. Maybe throw on a couple of coats of clear. It would
not have to be the heavy metallic paint just a little metallic. This boat
is a 1978, manufactured by Caddo. Its not a great boat so I'm looking at
just making it easier to look at. Right now its scaring the fish. Thanks,
JC

Ah - then it's not much of a problem.

Just rough up the current paint to remove any wax buildup and give a
decent surface to paint. At that point, check around with some
autobody shops to see if they can mix up a quart or so of epoxy metal
flake, cut it and paint away. Clear coat is clear coat.

Just be sure when you are painting that you get the "wet" look when
applying the paint. If it looks dry, then you need to keep painting
until it looks "wet".

Hmmmm...do you do walls? I'm finishing up my home office finally. Got
the drywall and trim carpentry done, got two coats'o'white on the walls
and ceilings, got tilesetters coming in in about two weeks, got cabinets
and countertops on order...would consider a tangerine-colored metalflake
wall, baby.

Sorry Harry - as much as I would love to paint one of your walls
tangerine with silver/gold/pearl metal flake, I can't paint for love
or money.

I know how it's done because I have restored several vehicles, but I
don't seem to have the hang of it - I always find a way to mess it up.

Later,

Tom

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote in message
I know how it's done because I have restored several vehicles, but I
don't seem to have the hang of it - I always find a way to mess it up.

Later,

Tom

Same here. I watch, I learn, I say to myself, it looks like I can do
that! I do it, it looks like crap, I have someone make it right!

"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
Same here. I watch, I learn, I say to myself, it looks like I can do
that! I do it, it looks like crap, I have someone make it right!

I wonder why does that not surprise anyone.

"Taco Heaven" wrote in message news:U6X6d.292213$Fg5.40428@attbi_s53...
"basskisser" wrote in message
om...
Same here. I watch, I learn, I say to myself, it looks like I can do
that! I do it, it looks like crap, I have someone make it right!

I wonder why does that not surprise anyone.

I can tell you why, so you won't havea to "wonder", you dumb ass. I
took regents courses in high school, as opposed to taking occupational
courses like auto body, or food service. High end spray painting takes
many years of experience to master. I've never been employed as an
auto body person. Now, how much experience do YOU have in the field?
Do you feel that someone who purchases the equipment doesn't need
experience to do a professional job? OR, are you just being your
stupid, usual self?