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23rd June 2013, 11:40 PM #1New Member
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Hey it's that Paint question again.
Hello all.
I'm a new boat builder. Well, I haven't started yet, but I'm no stranger to plywood or fiberglass or styrofoam or DC electrical, and since I'm only aiming at small, one man canoes, kayaks, pontoon chairs and decks, I'm sure I'll be fine. Sound like touristy boats? Yep. Fell into a lakeside storefront near a tourist town and that's all she wrote. Simple, fun, floaty stuff.
Now paint. My boats are rentals. Some types will be banged up by fishers, others, sufficiently abused by children, all will end up in the scrap pile in two years anyways, tops. After a few seasons I'll end up replacing one every week, I'm sure. After sealing and glassing I really don't want to waste time and money on marketing fantasy finishing products; a good, simple, utility coating that provides some color and stays where I put it (for a while) will do fine. Unfortunately, the more I look for something simple the faster it runs away from me. Is there not just a simple, one size fits all, coating? Painting the top, bottom and inside all with the same product (different colors, of course) would be nice. Couldn't I use a more general purpose epoxy enamel or epoxy acrylic for this? Any recommendations?
Thanks.
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28th June 2013, 06:01 AM #2
Welcome to the forum. Yep, paint selection can be quite confusing.
If your expected life span is only a few years, I wouldn't bother with sheathings, just tape the seams and fair as desired.
As far as paint, you can use a reasonably house paint. Porch and Deck enamel is the usual choice for this type of thing. It's not very tough compared to other, usually much more costly paint types, but it will give a few years of service, with occasional touch ups, for minimal cost.
For best results, use an epoxy primer, then paint with whatever. There's really no such thing as an epoxy acrylic. It's a marketing tool to sell the product. Epoxy will be a two part paint system. Any paint that isn't a two part, but says epoxy actually is a polyurethane (most likely), not a real epoxy.
Epoxy paint is very durable, though given the life span you need, I think more cost than necessary. Look at the single part polyurethanes, enamels and acrylics for a reasonable answer to your needs.
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