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Painting an aluminum fishing boat…?
ByI recently purchased a 14′ semi v aluminum fishing boat.
The boat was first purchased in the 1980s. While the hull is in good condition – it’s in need of a paint job.
I’d like to think I have pretty good mechanical abilities… is it difficult to paint an aluminum boat?
What do I need to do?
Thanks!
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October 13th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
alloy boats are better off not painted. it would be better to take the rest of the old paint off with paint remover and clean the hull with mag wheel cleaner
hope this helps
October 13th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
I’ve seen a lot more corrosion on painted aluminum boats than on unpainted ones. I’d strip off the paint that is on there now and use it as is.
October 13th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
I painted up an old aluminum boat to use as flower planter. I lightly sanded it with fine paper, wiped it down with paint thinner, let it dry, and hand painted it with a good oil based enamel. Its been on for three years, sitting outside year around in Wisconsin and except for a little fade on the red trim, it is holding up very well. I only painted from the water line up to the gunwale. You could paint the sides and leave the bottom alone since no one will see it anyway. If you have old paint peeling, level it out with a power sander or it will look bad when you put gloss paint on it.
October 13th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
sand it with a da and paint it up
October 13th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
if your boat has got old paint on it that has to be removed first so either use paint remover or have the boat sand blasted the purchase some 2 part epoxy paint that is best for a boat you will need an etch primer that is suitable for aluminium.
it is easy if you have time to spend on it and you will also need a spray gun.
have fun and you are lucky it is only 14 feet i just finished painting my boat it is 25 feet and it took me 4weeks to do it from start to finnish