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Old 08-23-2009, 09:09 PM   #1
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If I buy a boat with a god-awful paint scheme at a great price is it reasonable have it completely repainted or am I asking for trouble?

I could stand up to $25k in paint before I thought I was doing too much, I think I could get it done for that much (nothing crazy 2, 3 colors max) ... I'm more worried about the quality and getting everything (preferably without completely taking the boat apart).

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BTW .. boat in question is a 38 footer.
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It depends on how the boat was painted originally. Can you feel edges of the stripes? If so the boat will have to be stripped which is expensive. Also consider how much hardware is on the boat that will need to be removed and re-installed.
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It depends on how the boat was painted originally. Can you feel edges of the stripes? If so the boat will have to be stripped which is expensive. Also consider how much hardware is on the boat that will need to be removed and re-installed.
Paint is smooth, no stripes ... it actually looks like a bunch of multi-colored neon sperm (sorry no pics online).

It's a go fast (fountain lightning), so not a ton of hardware. It's practically new too ... 2008 with 24 hours. I have no idea what the previous owner was thinking, I could understand if it were a late 80s, early 90s boat.

I'd also like to change from a white hull to silver... that may make things interesting. I suppose my next call should be to a paint shop, I'm just concerned they'll tell me whatever I want to hear to get the business.
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Paint is smooth, no stripes ... it actually looks like a bunch of multi-colored neon sperm (sorry no pics online).

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would this be the boat?????

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would this be the boat?????

Imagine about 5x more sperm. All I can think is he was trying to do water droplets or something and it came out terribly wrong.
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Ya gotta wonder what someone was thinking when they decide to put that kinda stuff on a boat. lol . . . . man thats bad
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If I buy a boat with a god-awful paint scheme at a great price is it reasonable have it completely repainted or am I asking for trouble?

I could stand up to $25k in paint before I thought I was doing too much, I think I could get it done for that much (nothing crazy 2, 3 colors max) ... I'm more worried about the quality and getting everything (preferably without completely taking the boat apart).

Thanks,

Kyle

BTW .. boat in question is a 38 footer.
Repainting a boat is not usually a problem, unless there are other underlying issues. A lot of boats are painted. We are just a few hrs north of you & do standard & custom stuff all the time. If our services may interest you feel free to call me..

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Man- thats bad!
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Old 09-11-2009, 01:53 AM   #10
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Ever think about wrapping it, i just had mine wrapped and people havent stopped taking pictures. You can do or put whatever you would like on the wrap, plus it was a 3rd of the price. In a few years if i get tired of it i can just have it changed and still not spend as much as it would cost to have it painted.
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