hockeyref18
Member
Hello all,
Over the past weekend, I was able to strip my 14 ft aluminum boat and with airplane stripper down to nearly the bare aluminum. Right now, all that remains are a few pesky paint chips and old stickers. It seems at this point, I will be looking to paint within the next couple of weeks. I have been doing some research and have been getting some mixed comments as for what to use on the boat when priming and painting. I know that the first things first, the boat will need to be washed off before putting any primer on. Second, it is to my understanding that zinc chromate primer will be the first coat on followed by the base coat of paint. Now the questions I have are...
1. Is this the correct procedure? To go zinc chromate primer and then the main paint, or is there another method?
2. What type of paint do you recommend for a freshwater only boat?
3. Is one coat sufficient for both the primer and the paint?
4. Is there any part of the procedure that I missed?
I appreciate all the help each and every one of you has been and look forward to hearing your responses soon.
Thanks
Over the past weekend, I was able to strip my 14 ft aluminum boat and with airplane stripper down to nearly the bare aluminum. Right now, all that remains are a few pesky paint chips and old stickers. It seems at this point, I will be looking to paint within the next couple of weeks. I have been doing some research and have been getting some mixed comments as for what to use on the boat when priming and painting. I know that the first things first, the boat will need to be washed off before putting any primer on. Second, it is to my understanding that zinc chromate primer will be the first coat on followed by the base coat of paint. Now the questions I have are...
1. Is this the correct procedure? To go zinc chromate primer and then the main paint, or is there another method?
2. What type of paint do you recommend for a freshwater only boat?
3. Is one coat sufficient for both the primer and the paint?
4. Is there any part of the procedure that I missed?
I appreciate all the help each and every one of you has been and look forward to hearing your responses soon.
Thanks