madbouyz

Never been happy with the job done on my deck (only) after the massive resto/rebuild and am seriously thinking of re-doing it. I've got plenty of regular Awlgrip experience under my belt but now have the option of using Awlcraft2000.
I know that the main difference between the two is that only the 2000 is 'repairable' but does anyone have any real life experience in terms of one's durability versus the other ?
The sun out here is brutal and if one is better than the other it would help me in my choice .

tommymonza

madbouyz

^^ Does that include the deck as well ?
I don't have a problem with how the hulls hold up with regular Awgrip , it's the decks that take the real licks. There was a small runabout out here that had a total Awlgrip job about 34 years ago. The hull was yellow , of all colors , and the boat was seemingly abandoned after it was finished. That hull still looks like it was just sprayed yesterday .
If there is a nice price difference between the two over here I'd be very surprised.
A long time back when Interlux introduced their 2 part high end paint system the local supplier couldn't give it away as good as it was. So what did he do ? He jacked the price up to meet or exceed Awlgrip and it started flying off the shelves !

tommymonza

madbouyz

Good to hear. Especially considering that the boat no doubt lives outside all the time !

speeder4life

Did you complete your project?? wanting to paint the sides of my boat in Florida and have the same questions! thanks

madbouyz

No movement on this yet unfortunately . Too many things 'gone wrong' in the last few months . It is still on the to do list though .

turbo rr

iTrader: (3)

In my opinion...It depends on what you want. If you are just doing a basic color go with the awlgrip, which is a single stage paint. If you are going base with graphics and clearcoat, you have to go with the awlcraft. It is not recommended to clear awlgrip. Durability awlgrip is a harder paint. If you are painting it yourself, do a search and maybe do a test panel before you tackle the boat. Awlgrip is way easy to run and shouldnt be sanded to remove runs.

madbouyz

All I'm asking is if someone out there with years of Awlgrip experience has used both types and can vouch for if one is more durable than the other .
I'm only talking about a deck which would be plain white taking licks from the sun .
If I did a test panel (would need to do two actually , one Awlgrip and one Awlcraft 2000) I'd have to wait 10 years to get the answer I'm looking for
As for the clear coat advice , I agree even though it's a bit strange that Awlgrip does make it . I've seen a hull that had a flawless coat applied only to be sanded and clear coated and it didn't look any better afterwards. But years down the road the clear began crazing and cracking due to the lack of solids in it .
btw , isn't Awlgrip a two stage paint ?

turbo rr

iTrader: (3)

Awlgrip is a single stage paint. On my cat I used awlgrip on the bottom and awlcraft on the sides and top. Used the awlcraft because I wanted graphics, so I had to base, graphics and clear. Awlgrip is stronger than awlcraft.