Brandon,
I’ve used both Brightside and EZ Poxy on my former 25. Both times I used a dark Burgundy colour. The Brightside went on very thin and had really poor hiding qualities so you needed multiple coats to get good coverage. The EZ Poxy went on really nice and covered really well with two coats. Single part polyurethane paint can be used over pretty much any paint (try a test area first) but you definitely want a primer coat to ensure you have fixed all of the gouges and imperfections in the hull, it will also give you a nice even colour base under the finish paint. As already mentioned, Brightside cures faster than the EZ Poxy (here in NS it took about two weeks to get really hard) and both will fade over the year (especially red), a few coats of a good wax are needed once the paint is cured. Because of the high heat you will need to add a thinner to allow the paint to flow out and get a smooth finish, contact the manufacturer of the brand you decide on for their recommendations for your area. Spraying is best but you can get a good finish with the roll & tip method. Make sure you have help, it is hard to get a smooth finish if you try to do it alone. Rick Taillieu Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brandon Gaspard via CnC-List Sent: August-23-16 13:09 To: [email protected] Cc: Brandon Gaspard Subject: Stus-List Anyone use Pettit Easypoxy (EZ-Poxy one part) to paint topsides? I'm painting my hull with a one part topside paint and I decided on EZ Poxy by Pettit. I've heard better things about Pettit's one part than Interlux's Brightside. Awlgrip is much more expensive and supposedly much more difficult to work with. I'm painting a C&C 35 Mk1 in the sweltering Louisiana summer heat. Any tips on using EZ Poxy? The plan is a good pressure washing, followed by Bio Blue Hull, orbital sand with ~200 grit, acetone clean, paint (brush and tip), sand with 300 grit, wipe down, then apply a second coat. Boot strip and details will be done with Pettit Boot Top. I don't plan on priming because Tango's original gel coat has already been painted over. The paint job is holding up and looks to be in decent enough shape to paint over. Any tips or suggestions? Brandon C&C 35 Mk1 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4647/12865 - Release Date: 08/23/16
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