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Were can I buy paint for an aluminum boat?

Where can you buy paint that is used to paint a boat?

  • I just bought a boat but there are parts that need to be repainted. The part that needs to be repainted is the upper part of the hull, not the part that will be in the water constantly. I do know that there is a difference between regular paint and the paint that you use on a boat for marine uses. I need some more information about these types of paint and where a person could buy those kinds of paint. It is a fiberglass boat that needs the new paint and I will use a spray gun to paint it, not a roller. Could anyone help me out a little and point me in the right direction as to where I would be able to buy this paint that is specific for use on boats? Thanks.

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    major marine stores like west marine and jamestown distributors have good selections of marine paint. as far as using gelcoat, unless the boat is fairly new it would be very hard to match the gelcoat. Most boats still use gelcoat for the exterior finish. Gelcoat is basically a resin with very high pigmentation content that gives it it's color. But gelcoat is used for another reason, and that is as a mold release agent that helps prevent the fiberglass part from bonding to the mold at the time it is laid up. Unfortunately, most gel coats have relatively poor resistance to sunlight and other environmental factors, despite claims to the contrary. Thus, we see the apparently never ending problem of boat finishes fading and chalking after only a few years time we have had very good results painting boats with one or two part polyeurthane pains made by interlux and pedit, you may also want to check out the military spec. paints at top secret coatings. painting tips http://www.ftkltd.com/Topside%20Painting%20-%20Rolling%20and%20Tipping.htm http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SiteSearch http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/search_category.do?categoryName=Paints&categoryId=532&page= military approved marine paint http://www.topsecretcoatings.com/marine.html hope this helps

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Although a chandlery shop is the place to go, as soon as you mention boats, the price go's up,so why not go along to a regular paint shop or hardware shop,and tell them what its for?.

josephrob2003

generic spray paint should work.

Joshua

go to sherwin williams paint store or call them they should have the paint

gadget1961

Use a two-pack polyurethane paint such as International™ 'Perfection 709'. Get this product from local yacht chandlers. This is now widely used over other applications, for example, on wood-epoxy boats. But it was originally developed by International Paints for exactly this purpose - restoring old, tired GRP structures. So, treat the job as a normal paint job, rub it all down, fill any blemishes, then paint with a two-pack polyurethane paint. You can use whatever colour you want, but if you are changing to one that is significantly different from the gelcoat colour and want a perfect result, you can first apply the appropriate two-pack polyurethane undercoat product - which may not be exactly the same colour as your chosen gloss - and which you can obtain along with the gloss and solvent, from your chandler. If you can afford to, apply at least four coats and be sure to finish off with a good coat of wax polish when it is all done, and re-apply the wax at least once every season. This will add greatly to protection from ultra violet damage. She will look like a new one! [For loads more detail on this, see the polyurethane-specific content of my other, much longer answer here: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApBo23ndV8umQNbXHaww1hwhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100423224717AA9EODJ&show=7#profile-info-IzlDyBc5aa The answer begins as follows ... "... It is a type of paint based on epoxy resin. Most paints are basically one or other type of resin with a 'curing' system built in. So-called 'traditional' oil based paints use resins comprised in the main by linseed oil. Water based paints are resin 'emulsions' or suspensions of particles that give the paint its colour (pigment) and its body..."] By the way, don't be confused here: you want a two-pack polyurethane (not an epoxy, which is what that question is about). Also, It is perfectly acceptable to use ordinary, regular paint. This is much cheaper! It's just that the two-pack product is specifically designed for the purpose of restoring tired GRP, and you say you are going to spray, so it sounds like you want a high-quality finish. -|--)

Girly Brains

You should probably go to a boat dealer to get the correct paint because the original paint is actually a gel coating that is painted on the inside of the mold that the boat was made in and if you use regular paint it will be really hard to match the color exact. If you decide to use automotive paint you can get it from a auto body supply store. If you don't know where one is near you just call your local parts store and they can tell you where one is. If you get the automotive paint be sure to have the counterman add flex additive so that it does not crack and peel as the boat flexes. Hope I have been helpful.

king_davis13

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