BOTTOM PAINT.

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School, didnt thin the paint to 50/50, The TOP COAT paint said to thin it out about 10 percent wich I did, and the paint bounded well to the stern, but anywhere else it wasnt bonding to well.
Now as to the second paint: Interluce PC performance paint. They sent me one gallon of paint and WOW...1-Gallon of curing agent. A mix ratio of 1 to 1. The paint was thick as normal, but once I mixed the full gallon of curing agent it was nothing more then soapy water.
When I called Interlux and demanded a sales rep to come out, they actually had teh Delaware sales rep call me, and he wasnt even sure what the mixing ratio was. he thought it was a 3 to 1 mixing ratio like everything else that they sell. Interlux was also boxing all of there grey interlux in white labels. I bought three gallons of Barrier coat at two differnt stores trying to find white ! ;D .
Interlux sent me a new gallon of paint, but I refuse to use it. I have waisted so much time with just trying to make the bottom nice, I'm totally stuck on what to do. The boat should have been out of the boat yard by now.
I thought about using primer overtop of the interlux primer and then seeing if the TOP COAT works. But if it doesnt, thats another $200.00 fushed down the toilet.
I'm to the point now, I just might put on a gallon of Pettit Vivid bottom paint at $167.00 a gallon, but I dont know if the interlux barrier coat will work with Pettit paint. Doing a simple job of painting the bottom is costing me big bucks and TIME . I'm at a loss. Black bottom paint is starting to look better everytime I think about it. That Top Coat would have been nice. Paint it on once and never paint again.