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Hi everyone,looking for advice what type of paint i should use on speed boat i bought as a project.Will be going thru the whole boat as far engine trans and drive boat is Magnum Marine 27ft,so question here is what paint should be used to paint the whole boat because the boat will be 70+ mph and i'm worried about the bottom how it's going to hold.Thank's everyone in advance!
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Hi everyone,looking for advice what type of paint i should use on speed boat i bought as a project.Will be going thru the whole boat as far engine trans and drive boat is Magnum Marine 27ft,so question here is what paint should be used to paint the whole boat because the boat will be 70+ mph and i'm worried about the bottom how it's going to hold.Thank's everyone in advance!
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Not sure how a gelcoat will hold over the old gelcoat,besides i i bought a 33 years old speed boat as a project and side has been painted originally from manifacturer and still shines like new,but not the gelcoat.So i think paint will require less maintanence as far as buffing and waxing!
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I can't comment on the VC, but I just went through this with my Donzi CC. The general consensus from the hull truth crowd was that if I wanted a white bottom paint that would not yellow or grey over time to use Pettit Vivid. From reading thorough the description of the VC, it sounds like its designed to do the same thing as Vivid, only its an epoxy base. I'm currently in the process of wet sanding it, its a very hard paint once it cures. I wouldn't want any part of trying to wetsand epoxy to a flat shiny finish. Vivid, also comes in several base colors and is tintable to match color. I got lucky and the white was pretty much spot on the with the gel coat color of the rest of the boat.
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I have not look at interlux vc yet,as i am still thinking what should i use paint or gelcoat?the problem if i decide to re gelcoat is that i have to flip the boat and i really don't feel like doing this.let me know how it is after you done with the paint job!



