painting bottom

[the daydreamer]

has any one used interlux vc proformance to paint the bottom. i know this is not to be a anti fouling paint.my boat is kept high and dry on a lift 90% of the time. if so can you sand down hull real good and then roll paint on. i got a quote from a guy in morehead city to farrow blast and then put 4 or 5 coats on. makes the boat look really good. when i do this i am also going to change the boot stripe to a black 1 1/2 wide stripe. just seeing if it worth it to try it myself and save some$$$$$$

[the daydreamer]

Originally Posted by the daydreamer

has any one used interlux vc proformance to paint the bottom. i know this is not to be a anti fouling paint.my boat is kept high and dry on a lift 90% of the time. if so can you sand down hull real good and then roll paint on. i got a quote from a guy in morehead city to farrow blast and then put 4 or 5 coats on. makes the boat look really good. when i do this i am also going to change the boot stripe to a black 1 1/2 wide stripe. just seeing if it worth it to try it myself and save some$$$$$$

what on advise yet? my biggest problem is finding a place to do this if I do it myself.

[Huron Blue]

I searched d along time and after seeing this stuff my mind was made up. What more could you ask for? !!! But I'll hold my opinion of it until I actually use it. I am going to set my boat on the keel on some cinder blocks and spray. Not anytime soon though.. I'm in Michigan. Right now it's -8 degrees!!! :[

[Huron Blue]

Originally Posted by Huron Blue

I searched d along time and after seeing this stuff my mind was made up. What more could you ask for? !!! But I'll hold my opinion of it until I actually use it. I am going to set my boat on the keel on some cinder blocks and spray. Not anytime soon though.. I'm in Michigan. Right now it's -8 degrees!!! :[

opps forgot the link http://www.bottompaintstore.com/revo...t-p-12343.html

they sell gallons too of course.

[13Echo70271]

Hi Huron,
I have an 88' V20 cuddy that needs painted too. A boat repair shop on lake Erie advised me to use Martin Senour paints from NAPA parts.

I used martin senour paint in the 60s-70s to spray paint my car and truck, I liked it, but hadn't thought about using it for a boat.
Anyone here have any experience using it on a boat? Any reasons to use it or not to use it?
btw I spray painted cars in the garage and yard on calm days back then and still had good results.

Regards,
TJ
13Echo70271

[Stinky_Hooker]

I can't believe the prices people pay for boat paint. Every boat I've ever painted inside or out has been done with paint from Marine Industrial Supply here locally. I'm sure yall could find something similar where you are at as they sell a lotof paint for offshore rigs, ship yards, tugs, etc....

Anyways I use their International Interthane 990. It's a 2 part urethane that looks at good as any of those $100 a pint high end boat paints and it's TOUGH. It lasts too...One of the guys that works there has and red jeep painted with it and it looks better than new. It runs 55-$70 a gallon. I would never pay the prices people do for all those fancy yuppie "boat" paints.