thanks.
the sides are interlux perfection plus.
the bottom is vivid bottom paint.
the bottom was much harder than the sides. mainly because i had to strip the old bottom paint. that sucked. overhead work on the trailer. the new paint was rolled on. not to bad.
the sides were cleaned with prep solvent
the thu hull fittings, tow hook, ladder etc was removed. a couple of the tru hulls will test your resolve, or religion.
I wasn't satisfied with the straightness of the hull sides in places. so, I spent several days using polyester putty's and primers with a long bock or board. now the sides are straight.
the prep is pretty simple. remove all the stuff in the way if want to. maybe you could tape around, but I don't know. clean with the proper cleaning materials, and clean some more, bag the boat if your going to spray. sand with 180 paper and a da sander? fill and fix any of the imperfections. I primed with interlux primeKote epoxy primer. Sand with 220wet paper? not sure of the grits. I used what ever their site said.
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1. the white stripe was pretty easy. sprayed white and taped that area off.
2. the first coat of blue was tipped and rolled. "not good" probably me, or my technique, but I did not like it.
3. I sanded the first coat down, and shot the second. it was ok, but not great. mainly the heat, and moisture in the air line.
4. sanded it down, installed a better dryer, and waited on the weather to corporate.
5. 3rd coat was good. I like it. My wife likes it, and son-in-law asked me if I bought a new boat.
about 600 or 700 bucks? not sure because I spent 3 or 4 months on the project. working after work, and weekends. the white paint was pricey. the blue was about 80 bucks a quart. it covered really well. I could shoot the sides with a half gallon.
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