Bottom paints mostly seem to come in black, red, blue and sometimes green, where can I find something in a white variation that also meets the criterion below?

0) Paint needs to protect fiberglass so it does not wick water.

1) paint needs to be local so I can pick it up quickly - e.g. home depot, lowes, paint store, west marine, etc.

2) need to be able to roll it on (unless it is a spray paint packaged in a can). Faster drying is a bonus

3) I will be painting this on a trailer so the fewer the coats the better.

At this point I am not really concerned with anti fouling or any other fancy paint characteristics, my focus will be to protect fiberglass and moisture wicking into it.

For now,I am looking to an abbreviated process of;

1) sand
2) wipe down with acetone
3) paint coat 1, paint coat 2
4) let paint harden/cure
5) be in the water in 5 days working on this 3-5 hrs per day.

Epoxy, poly, enamel...whatever can done fastest, cheapest, I am not even focused on durability, the boat will only be in the water a few months this year and I plan to do this properly this fall.

Thanks!

No paint can be left in the water for months except for regular anti fouling bottom paint.

Petit has a white anti fouling bottom paint.

Use the Petit Protect barrier coat to prevent wicking water then Petit Vivid white bottom paint

I second Vivid- it's a great paint and it comes in white. To your last comment. Do it right now, if you do a sloppy job now just to get in the water, you will regret it later. Most paint today can be applied and then put in the water the next day. VC-17 only needs 15 minutes of cure time, but you need to travel to Europe to get it in white.

I think I may have been using incorrect term, maybe some with meaning I did not intend e.g. "bottom paint. I am also changing my tune a bit because it appears I simply cannot do what I wanted (something like applying a white professional grade rust-olium enamel to a prepped surface).

After pulling off the shrink wrap off my 19.5' old style go-fast boat (1969) and inspecting the hull I found what I have learned appear to be blistering. Whatever was used to cover the hull surface (I don't know if it is epoxy, gel, or whatever) has chipped off in a few areas (like old led based interior paint would). Whatever this surface cover is, it is about 1/16" in thickness. I am committed to the tedious task of sanding down the hull taking; a) blistered areas to the glass, b) spider cracks to where there are no more cracks surfacing, and, c) where things look solid I'm just going to skuff things up so stuff better adhere's to it. Then, blow off all the dust, wipe down with acetone and I am ready to re-apply a new hull surface.

Based on instructions from above, my first step will be to apply white Pettit Protect High Build Epoxy Priming System. I presume this is viewed as an epoxy and not the "bottom" paint all say must be avoided on go-fast boats? I will ultimately look to apply 3 coats, or 2 coats and spot paint a 3rd coat where there is the greatest water resistance (I only plan to buy 1 gal of this stuff. At this point, will I have properly sealed the hull so that the fiberglass will not wick water? Keeping the glass dry is probably my greatest concern.

The next step from above is to apply Pettit Vivid in the color of my choice (white). Is this step just for the coloration? The Pettit Protect comes in white and if Vivid was only suggested for the color, is it even needed? This boat is mostly trailered however there will be periods where it may be in the water (fresh lake) for maybe up to 2 months at a time. If this is needed I presume it is another 2-3 coat application.

If I do all of this, is it considered the sort of bottom painting that is highly frowned upon, I'd like to avoid that and keep the appearance of a little 1969 go-fast boat.

If I understand this, it is time to research my next project, converting a roller into a bunk trailer (I need all new rollers, now is probably a good time to do this).

When my 2nd boat arrives in 6-8 weeks, I sure hope I don't have anything to do to it!

and precisely what, based on all you previous boats, makes you think there is a snowball's chance in hell of this happening?

Do you have it on your cig bottom? I'm also in chicago and would like to wet slip a gofast at a harbor.