Painting inside hull with a brush...

[nickt916]

My walls are reinforced with black fiberglass and floot is coated with some type of black resin pain, seems like the same stuff used to glue the fiberglass panels to the sides. Ill be pulling out the engine and i plan on paintin the hull off white or something similar. I dont want to use spray paint because that stuff comes off to easy if its sitting in water especially. Any suggestions on what paint would work well to use with a brush or a roller?

 

[beachedflunkey]

I used white automotive rattle can primer and it held up great all last season. Just the sides though, didn't try on the bottom.

 

[Idok]

i'd use white gelcoat if you want to brush it...

 

[nickt916]

i'd use white gelcoat if you want to brush it...

did it turn out completely white flat looking? shiny = easier to wipe off dirt

 

[sjetrider]

i'd use white gelcoat if you want to brush it...

Gelcoat on SMC bottom??????

 

[rkymtnrider]

check out there cans looks like it would work.



http://alsacorp.com/paints.htm

 

[Idok]

Gelcoat on SMC bottom??????

:dunno: it worked....that was motosurfers hull that now belongs to wavedemon..

I did the same thing to my fx-1, but I dont think the FX is SMC....

 

[mdemco]

Where can a gelcoat paint be obtained at, looking for a gray color

 

[godocgo]

you can use rustoleum marine paint and brush it on. they sell it at lowes for 10-12 a quart. comes in a few colors. comes out semi gloss. i brushed it on the inside of my hulls.

 

[onesojourner]

I am going to try this some time. looks killer.
http://www.por15.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1446/.f

 

[vandalais]

I've had good results from Interlux Bilgekote. Kind of expensive. West Marine sells it by the quart.

 

[mdemco]

I ride flatwater only so no huge air, wondering if I should just clean my hull up and paint the interior, or if I need to go through reinforcing the interior with that black kevlar. I have my engine and everything out so now is the time to clean it up.

 

[onesojourner]

are you doing barrel rolls? if your not don't do it yet.

 

[mdemco]

Thanks for the advice, the outside of my ski is thrashed, I will paint the inside and maybe do some reinforcement in the winter

 

[accbr]

If you're gonna reinforce it later you'll have to sand all that paint back off. I reinforced my bondline over the winter and painted the bilge with Rustoleum black bbq paint.

 

[mdemco]

I was actually thinking about that when I was working on it today. Does anyone have a link to the thread where the black kevlar is laid in the interior? I cant seem to find it