Coating suggestions

[supercajun]

walmart sells a roll on bed liner. they sell it in gallon cans and its cheap. it sticks on almost anything, even wood. to make it non skid the right mixture is one pound of sand to one gallon of paint. when painting a aluminum boat make sure you get all dirt/oil off first. a low mixture of alumni brite works good. then apply a zinc primer then your base color. if you want to do it camo start off with a light color then go with dark stencils,back to lighter colors in the end. comes out the best in my opinion.

[Shawn Braquet]

Originally Posted by supercajun

walmart sells a roll on bed liner. they sell it in gallon cans and its cheap. it sticks on almost anything, even wood. to make it non skid the right mixture is one pound of sand to one gallon of paint. when painting a aluminum boat make sure you get all dirt/oil off first. a low mixture of alumni brite works good. then apply a zinc primer then your base color. if you want to do it camo start off with a light color then go with dark stencils,back to lighter colors in the end. comes out the best in my opinion.

are you talking about herculiner? buddy used that in the bed of his truck and didnt seem to take a beating to well? He may have prepped it wrong though.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

are you talking about herculiner? buddy used that in the bed of his truck and didnt seem to take a beating to well? He may have prepped it wrong though.

x2 friend of my dad used it in his truck and it's chipping everywhere..

[supercajun]

Originally Posted by Shawn Braquet

are you talking about herculiner? buddy used that in the bed of his truck and didnt seem to take a beating to well? He may have prepped it wrong though.

no its not hurculiner its another brand, cant think of the name. the trick is put your first coat on let dry, put second coat on and let dry to a tacky finish then take your brush dip in the liner then sling it on making lumps on the second coat. adds a lil texture to it. with any painting, prep is always more important than the actual painting. like anything there is a right way and wrong way to do it. usually the right way takes a little longer but in the end its worth it. plus if you do it halfass the first time it wont last long anyway and youll have to do it again. and once you paint a boat you dont want to do another one.