Repainting your boat?

[craazyboutbass]

Hey guys, I thought of repainting my boat/motor (don't like that stained white look) with marine paint to make it look a little more decent...to get rid of scratches and marks that were created by previous owners as well.</p>

Now, I'm wondering if I should go ahead and do it or not... How should I plan painting the boat? Should I draw an example of how I want it to look before I do anything? And, when I'm painting under the boat... the trailer will be in the way!

 Any suggestions?</p>

I'd like to do this project to make my boat look better... It's got many marks on it and I don't really like the color that's currently on it either.</p>

Thanks for any info... </p>

 

[minner]

You can't exactly "paint" a fiberglass boat like you might think. It will be very expensive and not exactly a DIY job.

 

[sdfd504]

I would just clean it good with a product called NU Hull and then be done with it. You can't just paint a fiberglass boat but the scratches can be repaired.

 

[craazyboutbass]

Well, how would I reapair the marks? I gotta go to Cleveland Boat Center and they'll help me on what I can do.

 

[Buoy-Master]

Kevin. Scratches are one thing...paint is another. Gel coat is what you'll have to do but Im telling ya...very expensive! </p>

Why not look into a wrap?</p>

 

[sdfd504]

A good wrap will cost you atleast 2-3k. Fixing the scratches in gel coat without flake is not that hard to do and if they are not that deep some wet sanding will work.

 

[2jigs]

But all the time you spend doing that you could be fishing.