Here's another suggestion. I used Pettit Easypoxy on my 17' Uniflite. I was surprised at how easy it was to use (just like the name says) and lucked out since it was a PERFECT match to the original gelcoat. Regardless of color, I would use it again. I watched a small sailboat hull painted in my marina with the same product. It was brushed on in three coats and lightly sanded between each coat. I doubt anyone could tell it wasn't sprayed because it was so smoooth.
I have no idea about longevity of the product but depending on your age, it could last a lifetime... On Aug 12, 7:25 am, Bob S <[email protected]> wrote: > Kevin, > > The $200K job I saw was on an early 80's vintage 42' blister boat and > was to remove all hardware, grind off all old gel coat and re apply > gelcoat to the entire boat. I don't know of many people who would > choose that route over painting today. That's a real number. And the > guy knew it was uneconomical but he wanted it done. > > It was beautiful which is why we all asked him what wax he > used.............. and got the true reason for the finish. > > Me, I'd repaint my boat. > > On Aug 11, 10:58 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > We have a 46' and quoted 6K to sand prime and paint the boat. That is with > > proline epoxy paint rolled and tipped. > > 200K is a lie. You can get a hell of a boat for that and throw the old > > boat away. > > For the. Price quotes on this thread you could have your boat shipped here, > > painted, and still save e > > 20K. > > Kevin > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mattv <[email protected]> > > > Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:14:38 > > To: UnifliteWorld<[email protected]> > > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Boat Painting > > > Kerry, > > > My Boat is in the middle of being painted with a top coat from AWL > > GRIP and it is turning out beautifully. It is being rolled and tipped > > and it looks great and have not spent a bunch of money. I know another > > member on this forum and he had his boat sprayed with AWL GRIP and > > from the pictures I have seen it looks like new. > > > Matt > > > On Aug 11, 4:07 pm, "Kerry Lebel" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > $200k? That is insane. The whole boat isn't worth that. I have gelcoat > > > in > > > spots and paint in others it seems. At least up in the flybridge. Who > > > knows what the heck the history is on this boat. Man, I need to start > > > prioritize my projects. It is starting to get overwhelming. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > On Behalf Of Bob S > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:48 PM > > > To: UnifliteWorld > > > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Boat Painting > > > > Ran into a guy once at a Uniflite rendezvous who had his blister boat > > > regelcoated and I remember something like $200K cost. Yike. Squashed > > > the idea for me. > > > > I have a 1973 which is original gelcoat and looks pretty good. > > > Repainting the blue trim really helped for small $$$. Once the gel > > > coat is buffed out I have only had to keep it waxed (no boathouse). I > > > use a high quality wax and do the flat upper surfaces 2X and the hull > > > once a year. If you let it go then you are in for a big job. > > > > Hey? Why do you need a gym membership when you can "wax on, wax off" > > > for a few hours a month.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
