Your Opinion Wanted on Paint

This is a 10 year old boat with quite a bit of sun fade. I don't want to do a full sand down and repaint but want to make it look better. I figure some of you guys have been through this. What do I do? Thanks, ET

just do a good wash of the boat with bleach to kill off any oxidation on the paint... then do a light wet sanding and paint with a good epoxy paint. It looks like it's still pretty good paint, so I wouldn't think you would need to use self etching primer then paint over that. I like to use Pettit Easy Poxy - that is some of the best paint I've found for the price, and it's what I've used to paint multiple boats. If you have a paint sprayer, it's even better.

Don't worry about looks. FISH!

russ010 thanks for the advise on the paint that's what I planed on using after I researched and priced. Good to get a comfirmation!

Hey that’s my boat more or less. :lol:

Clean, light sanding and etching primer on the bare spots.

Country Dave said:

Hey that’s my boat more or less. :lol:

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Nice! This one is a 2003 Roughneck R1652VPT

Mine is a 1999 1752 Roughneck that’s going to have some crazy mods. Starting with new transom.

We might have to start a TinBoats subchapter! ...mine's a 2000 Roughneck 1752 VPT

Anybody know what the acronym for VPT is. I would think the V would be for V hull but I have no idea what the P and T are for. :?

Seems like I read someplace that it stood for Pro Tournament, but I wouldn't take that to the bank.

RivRunR said:

Seems like I read someplace that it stood for Pro Tournament, but I wouldn't take that to the bank.

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Sounds good to me. 8)

Mine is going to be a catfishing boat on the Colorado river in Central Texas. It will probably get used to take the grandkids up the Canyon of Eagles to watch wildlife a couple of times a year too. ET