Looking for best Bilge Paint. Can you recommend?
 

Looking for best Bilge Paint. Can you recommend?

Believe it or not. Good old rustolium , works great. Just do cleaning prep good.

Hello,
I asked around and heard:

Pettit
http://www.amazon.com/Pettit-Paint-E...ds=bilge+paint

Bilge coat
http://www.amazon.com/Interlux-Gray-...ds=bilge+paint

And 2 part Epoxy paint.

I heard epoxy paint was the most durable from the boat store.

Thoughts?

Rustoleum with added enamel gardener catalyst works fantastic and wears awesome.

I put new stringers in the boat. I with epoxy. I like the idea of sealing it with more epoxy paint. I just do not want to experiment with Rustoleum if it is not a sure bet.

^^^ He's right , best bang for your buck is Rustoleum with a universal hardener. Durable , high gloss , and reasonable. I use it on all my commercial and pleasure boats . Good Luck !!!

Same here, with the hardner, it's great! Did mine two seasons ago and it looks like it was just done. Easy to clean, hard finish and really glossy. Goes on easy with mini rollers for the tight spots too...

I have used the Interlux white in the past. Bought it on Amazon and was really happy with it.

ive done alot of research on this and rustoleum with hardener seems to be the way to go.

Where would one get this Rustoleum and hardener? They make a thousand different products. Which one?

Gel coat with Duratec additive. No cheezy implement paint.

Looks like I started a monster ....

Also used this and the rustolium for years. Hold up extremely well. Just mix in the recommended amount with your paint and let sit for a half hour before use. Dries hard as a rock in a hour.

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Whatever Glassdave recommends is what I would use.

Tile-clad from Sherwin wiliams. It's a two part epoxy that is tough as nails and sticks to anything. Definitely more expensive than rustoleum though.

You shouldn't be using paint as a sealer. That's what the fiberglass resin is supposed to do. Epoxy paint will chip, crack, and flake over time. If you think that it's going to seal water, I would think again.

x100 on the rust oleum that's what we used.

Awlgrip

150bucks for 2 gallons sherwin Williams epoxy. Probably take less than half that for your bilge and it covers so well I am sure you only need one coat.

The fumes from doing a bilge in Imron without a pressurized fresh air resprorator is a deadly mix.

Ignore this post...Gel coat is a big NO NO over epoxy. I used Sherwin Williams Macro Poxy to coat my Profile bilge, that stuff is thick, sticks to anything, and tough as hell.

Can't beat the rustoleum used it several times works like a champ and hard as nails !

Another vote for Rustoleum , stuff holds up great, good price too.


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Rustoleum

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If your looking for the best. A good 2 part epoxy as a base with Awlgrip as top coat Is tough to beat. Not a cheap combo though.

As in any paint job, the prep is 90 percent of job.

Good call on the black where all the nasty soot /water / oil residue. Ect. Never see it being black.

Yup, figured black would cure my OCD a little.

black holds heat....




Sherwin Williams marine polyurethane coating..125 a gallon with a qt of hardener..the paint is like gelcoat and it will fill major voids..does not dull or yellow like rustolum..

5years on rustoleum and never seen dulling or yellowing even with a few bad oil downs

Looking to do a few storage compartments , I looked up rusoleum and there are about 30 different products on there site here in the uk can anyone here show me the exact product I should use . Thanks

I think this is what I used

http://www.rustoleum.com/product-cat...tective-enamel

I use this http://www.rustoleum.com/product-cat...tective-enamel
I mix 3Qts white to 1qt beige (little less) to get that off white fiberglass color.
I've also never had a staining issue.

I did the same exact thing with same exact paint to get that mid eighties Formula off white. I also used the Valspar hardener that is pictured earlier in this thread with the Rustoleum. I bought the hardener on line and the Rustoleum from Home Depot. Then just followed the Valspar mixing directions. Again, very pleased with the end product.

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Rustoleum here. I got it from Lowes, straight up bright white. I did not use a hardener, and a half gallon did the entire bilge twice (in my 242). Hard as a rock and looks great! I've had the engine in and out twice, walked all over over it, dropped stuff on it... nothing hurts it.

are you Rustoleum guys using a primer?

I used Rustoleum and No primer just sanded everything.

I redid the areas I could get to on the 311 with gray Rustoleum. It was a little lighter than the original Formula bilge paint - no primer - went on and stayed on without an issue. I've used with hardener and without. When it dries, it is super tough - I don't think a hardener is needed.