bottom paint

steplift20 · #1 03-14-2009, 11:04 PM

what kind of btm paint should i use for my wellcraft thats good for trailer boats,? i keep it on a trailer and launch it it doesnt stay in the water

macojoe · #2 03-14-2009, 11:27 PM

NONE!! If it stays on the trailer nothing needed. If it is already painted and you want to touich it up, I would consider taking it all off and start fresh, if that not working for you then sand it and coat with enamal works fine and last forever. Thats what I did along with a few others.

steplift20 · #3 03-18-2009, 02:50 PM

i know i dont need it cause it stays on a trailer but it was painted before and it looks loike crapolla , so i wanted to paint it so it looks good , I know they have differant kinds and was considering modified epoxy, I would like to get it all off but sanding would talk to much time , i wass thinking about soda blasting it off , did anyone have that done?

tsubaki · #4 03-18-2009, 03:05 PM

There was some stuff called (I think) No Sand Primer.
It costs a LOT but will save labor.
If it were me and just worried about the looks, I'd pressure wash it and lightly repaint with as cheap a paint as possible. Most bottom paint doesn't do well on the trailer anyway.
http://www.yachtpaint.com/Images/15_20616.pdf
And I think this price is a quart.
http://www.westmarine.com/1/1/27515-...-interlux.html

macojoe · #5 03-18-2009, 03:48 PM

There are a few here that had the blasting done. It works great!! But that said you will have to put a barrier paint on it then repaint. You can paint with white and make it look new again!

Steplift 72' · #6 03-18-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by macojoe

There are a few here that had the blasting done. It works great!! But that said you will have to put a barrier paint on it then repaint. You can paint with white and make it look new again!

I removed bottom paint from a trailerable 24 footer with wet or dry paper. Took a month of spare time miserable work to get several coats off and ready for paint again. I don't recommend this way unless it's off season and you have the time. The soda blasting sounds quick and easy. Typically the gel coat has been roughed up somewhat to get the paint to stick, thus MJ's note to use a barrier coat. If you run your boat quite a few miles per season it will probably pay off in MPG and MPH if you go back to slick bottom. I hate bottom paint when not necessary.

steplift20 · #7 03-19-2009, 06:59 PM

I hate it too,cause i dont need it but my baby[steplift] looks like S$@T

bsteckel · #8 03-19-2009, 07:24 PM

i had mine blasted .. cost $400 or so.

some nit wit just kept slapping the coats on my boat and it got real thick to say the least.

i tried pressure washing .. this took some off

also tried chemical stripping .. took forever and mine was so thick, it took several coats to get down to gel.

soda blasting is nice .. makes a mess .. and also roughed up the gel in some places .. i was painting my hull, so it did not matter.

good luck.

steplift20 · #9 03-21-2009, 08:30 PM

multiple coats, i have it first it started black then blue showed up now red is there and some gelcoat is showing so i know im getting to the bottom, I have to do some thing it looks horrible