flatcraft 11 feet hull paint

tom russell · 21 March 2014, 21:57

Going to need some help on a recent buy of mine, the antifouling is still on the hull and after I have sanded it down with a electric sander I want to paint it orange (the same as the deck). never done before any help at all will be much appreciated.
I'd like to know how many coats of paint I should use? Where to buy the paint cheaply? Any particular shades of orange to go for? How much paint I will need? And any other useful information will be very very helpful.

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Cheers Tom

Raoul Duke · 21 March 2014, 22:15

why not apply new gel coat?

tom russell · 21 March 2014, 22:26

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why not apply new gel coat?

Hi mate thanks for that advise is it expensive? And what is the advantage of that over just a new lick of paint? Sorry not much experience on this kind of stuff

Raoul Duke · 21 March 2014, 22:43

I wouldn't be the best a weighing in on the comparison as I've never used hull paint, but I recently gel coated mine and it worked out well. Gel coat is very hard and is impermeable to water. I don't know what sort of prices you would expect to pay out your way but it cost me about $150 for a gallon can of resin, the catalyst, the orange pigment and some rollers. It turned out great, super hard and came up looking nice after it cured and I waxed it. Do some reading online about gel coat application, I can answer any questions if you send a PM

tom russell · 21 March 2014, 22:52

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Originally Posted by Raoul Duke

I wouldn't be the best a weighing in on the comparison as I've never used hull paint, but I recently gel coated mine and it worked out well. Gel coat is very hard and is impermeable to water. I don't know what sort of prices you would expect to pay out your way but it cost me about $150 for a gallon can of resin, the catalyst, the orange pigment and some rollers. It turned out great, super hard and came up looking nice after it cured and I waxed it. Do some reading online about gel coat application, I can answer any questions if you send a PM

Ok cheers, quite expensive and Is a gel coat transparent? And just the one coat?

Raoul Duke · 09 April 2014, 04:55

I bought a a neutral color and tinted it orange. I used 3/4 of a gallon and did it in four coats

Nasher · 09 April 2014, 19:15

That looks very much like a Force 4 that should have a 'flat bow', converted to a round nose with a clever set of tubes.

Nasher.