paint question

[Capt Matt]

A few small chips in my awlgrip I simply touched up with a artist's brush, not perfect but I'm the only one that will ever know
Capt Matt

[trevor650]

I am considering painting my boat also. I found some coating called 9400 series by RustOleum
it is a polyester urathane 2part.  I did not find much difference in the spec sheets. It is acid resistance.impact.  seem like good stuff.  Only thinking gelcoat would fill all the bangs an marks in it .  

Been looking/reading about paints lately. Leaning towards Awlgrip. I'm starting with my original 74, 22-2 that only needs minor sratches/scrapes repaired. Would:

Awlgrip 545 Epoxy Primer and then Awlgrip Topcoat be OK... I'm confused I guess with the use of an epoxy primer and then what I'm reading as a polyester topcoat compatibilty. (or am I overthinking it)?

Basically: Is there a problem with the original finish (which is gelcoat right?) bonding with the epoxy primer and then going back to a Poly topcoat?

[pete]

Trevor,
One of the depts I manage is a paint dept,the specs on that paint look good,but the application is all on different types of steel,which is not as flexible as gelcoat.I would call rustoleums tech support,they may be able to give you more info.I have found that most of those "industrial coatings" are made to meet gov specs for a specific purpose and are over kill for most applications.Bottom line is that it may work or it may dry to hard and be brittle.I would stick to a coating designed for your application to be sure it will perform as expected.Good luck

[trevor650]

Sounds good.  When i spoke to them i did not think about flexiblity. Usual dry time explains flexiblty.  Faster the more abrasion the slower more flexible. Does a hull flex alot.

Trevor,
One of the depts I manage is a paint dept,the specs on that paint look good,but the application is all on different types of steel,which is not as flexible as gelcoat.I would call rustoleums tech support,they may be able to give you more info.I have found that most of those "industrial coatings" are made to meet gov specs for a specific purpose and are over kill for most applications.Bottom line is that it may work or it may dry to hard and be brittle.I would stick to a coating designed for your application to be sure it will perform as expected.Good luck

[kraw2]

I would recommend Awlcraft 2000 for spraying. You can fix repairs in Awlcraft very easy. Awlgrip is much harder to blend in repairs.

[kraw2]

I used Awlcraft 2000. It is allot easier to blend in repairs.

[dburr]

For single part flexible paint Epifanes is absolutely top notch. When applied all wrong ie, in full sun over rough sanding with an RO sander with 100 grit, (no tac rag just had at it with a 2" foam brush) to a fiberglass canoe it looked great... That was five years ago and where it has not been dragged over the rocks still looks great and I have done nothing but beat on it...

Epifanes two part poly is supposed to be damn near bullet proof ans as easy to apply according to guys I know who have used it on wood boats.. I have not used the two part yet because I don't have a need but it might fit your purpose..  They are on line at http://Http://www.epifanes.com..