advice on painting my boat

[olly]

hi peeps
im about to paint my boat
any advice on painting my boat would be brill

iv not used a paint brush before or roller i can spray paint as i used to do that to cars

what i need to no is best top coat paint do i use brush or roller

iv preped the boat as it had all ready been painted with boat paint
its smooth all fitings removed
is it wise to remove windows?

or any of you want to paint it for me your welcome ;d
id pay some 1 to spray it

olly

[moonstone]

the best paint toplac. how big is the boat as have a load if its any good to you mate

[olly]

jason its only 16 ft fella
what color have you got?
olly

[moonstone]

white blue and gray

[olly]

would like white and gray.how much of each have you got and how many quids do you want?
olly

[moonstone]

you can have them mate ive got some deck paint as well i put them in the van and when i see you you can have them

[olly]

pm me ya address ill pop over tomorow or friday if thats ok
olly

[Rich]

hi olly dont buy a cheap brush if you want a good finish use hamilton perfection brushes,you could use a 4 inch foam roller to do big areas but roll it on and lay it off with the brush,ie roll a small section and go over with the brush to remove the egshell effect.also try and keep a wet edge.
stick youre brushaes in a bit of warm water and spin them between youre hands,this will remove the loose hairs!
hope this helps mate ;D

[olly]

many thanx rich
can toplac paint be buffed up like you do with 2pack car paint

[olly]

hi all
iv got the topside sanded to a good flat finish and filled all the drilled holes that the last owner drilled.
with this poxy weather i cant paint it yet
do any of you no how long it has to stand before the paint gets splashed i.e with rain??

ok next question is, im useing internatinol toplak paint is it wise to undercoat first and flaten that off? on the tin it says i can add half undercoat to half the colour im useing this helps to cover the diff colours on the area to be painted

lastly as any of you on the island got a workshop to take a 16ft boat i could loan so i can paint it? ill pay for the privlage

olly

[scotty]

Olly if i was you mate, id cough up the dough for some 2pac and spray it your self mate, the deep finish will be worth it

[olly]

hi again peeps
iv just got the first top coat on the boat,went on easy and very shiney.
started to wet it back with 1200 wet and dry grit

can any of you tell me whats the best way for the next coat? should i thin it down or put it on neat?

id like to spray it scotty but iv got no were to take it and the boat yard wont let me spray in the yard

any advice or help would be top donky
olly

[monkeynuts]

i toplac'ed my boat m8 its top stuff, and will give a near sprayed on finish.
on mine i 50/50 with under coat , rubbed it down and then went at it with neat paint. after 2 day i rubbed it down with a scouring pad and gave it one last coat.
it stays quite soft for a couple of weeks so be carful, but its hard as nails after a month.

[olly]

monkeynuts
what brush and rollers did you use?
i did the same 50/50 to get the base colour im going to give it a few days now to harden off now befor flating off
im haveing a bit of a pain tipping the paint off.iv tried 2 brushes and a foam pad but the paint is dryin so quick i can only put a bout a ft square on be for it starts to go off

the pad is crap so i binned it and i think i might be useing too smaller brush
whats a good size brush to use?
olly

[monkeynuts]

i used a small 4" foam roller and a 2" brush(a used top quality one from 1 of our painters) then brushed out the bubbles as i went, you dont need to be too finicky as the brush marks will disapear in a minute or two. the under coat will dry faster than the top coat so dont panic when you come to the top coats.