so which paint

[jorgeinmiami]

I'm ready to start the paint job but with all the info out there I'm a bit hesitant on which paint. It's come to either Signature or Awlgrip.

Which is easier/better.
I can have it sprayed for 300 to 400 by someone or do I go with tip and roll.

I want to do it right and just once

Opinions/ suggestions PLEASE

[Grneyedloki]

Are you running the add on craigslist looking for a painter?

[jorgeinmiami]

yes but I also have someone else but I want to cpmpare what's out there

[htillman]

Spray with Awlgrip if you can afford it. Gives the best finish if done correct.
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[FELLOW-SHIP]

I would use Awlgrip you can spray it, IF you use all the safety procedures or you can roll and tip it. If you ever sell the boat to a experienced boater and you say I painter it with Awlgrip they would view you and the boat in a little better light. If I were ever going to paint another boat I would only use Awlgrip. I painted my boat with Sterling (roll and tip) which is another very good paint but it’s not easy to come by now a days





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[jorgeinmiami]

I spent part of my day pricing Awlgrip paint for my boat.

Man does it add up quick ....close to $750 for primer paint reducers...etc... and thats not even having someone shoot it.

I think I'm going to rent/buy a compressor and do it in the yard.
What's the worst that can happen I have to thow in more $$$...LOL

Maybe someone close is painting their's and we can get together

[FELLOW-SHIP]

Just remember Jorgeinmiami Spraying two part paint can Kill you if you don’t comply with ALL the safety requirements. I would not spray my boat for a few reasons.
1. I heard reports of people that died spraying two part paints.
2. I would not spray in my driveway because of overspray, could do lots of damage.
3. I had never sprayed anything much in the past.

With the role and tip method all those fears were gone and I figured by the third coat I should have my act together.

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[jorgeinmiami]

I do plan on getting a full suit and the RIGHT mask
I plan on spraying at the mother in laws house which has a 3 acre open back yard and do it on a day with little or no wind.
And practice makes perfect... I guess...plan on doing the console 1st to see what happens....if not then tip and roll

[adamcannon]

Awlgrip is the way to go. My brother-in-law here in NC does alot of painting. He sprays everything. I have watched him paint a dozen boats and I am not sure I could do it myself. There is a technique to it that I guess comes from experience. I swear when he sprays the paint on the boat, once he gets the first cover coat on the paint looks like it is going to run at any moment. He says that it pretty much is getting ready to run but that is how you get the popped out of the mold look with the paint. He uses what ever paint the customer wants but he prefers awlgrip. He paints the green strips on the NC Wildlife Parker Boats here and they use a cheaper paint that he doesnt like at all. It doesnt flow out good or something. Fellowships boat looks really good and he said he rolled and tipped. May be a thought. I would be scared to tackle spraying my whole boat by myself.

[FELLOW-SHIP]

One more point in painting. I know you live in Miami and its June. You need at least 6 hrs of no rain after you paint the boat if you are painting outside in the open. It takes a while for the paint to kick. I always first check the weather report first, then paint first thing in the morning and pray that God holds back the rain. There have been several days that I decided on waiting another day.

I painted my boat in 2002 use it 30 to 50 days a year and decided to give another coat of paint just last month. 8 years between jobs is pretty good the reason I gave her another coat was not because the paint was showing any age but as stated above dings and scrapes and abuse from the captain and crew. I spent a day repairing abused locations then I toughed up all dings with a spot coat of paint, then sanded the whole boat and then rolled and tipped one fresh coat of paint. In this way it looks new again. If you roll and tip you have to sand between coats which gives you the chance to perfect you technique. If you spray you can do all coats in one day, if you screw up you can sand last coat smoother and spray one more coat of paint another day. My boat passes the 3 foot look test but no one can pass my wife’s 6 inch magnification test.


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