I finshed my transom replacement and am ready for paint. Looking at bilgekote, looks like I will have to primer over the new epoxy, dry and sand between coats. Is that right? looks like a bigger task then I thought. I was hopping to do in one day. Kyle

Scotchbrite where you want to paint and it sticks fine. I just did mine and it adhered very well. It does seem to stain easier than i thought it would. Bottom line it is as good as most,better than some.

How about Awl-Grip. It's a few bucks more but well worth it.

Bildgecoat is good stuff. At $25 bucks a quart it is less expensive than Awlgrip. I used it on my transom with excellent results. Like Kennyo says, use a scothbrite pad soap and water on your surface before painting. I also wiped it down with acetone before paint. I also did two coats. The grey on my Fountain would show through in spots after one. Took three quarts to do my entire engine bay.
I looked around for an alternative that was less expensive but found nothing that I was brave enough to try...

I used a 2 part epoxy by PPG called Aquapon 35 in the bilge. Cleaned all surfaces with Castrol super clean and rinsed real well. Then wiped the surfaces down with acetone. Then proceeded with the Aquapon. I used a brush to apply it. Self leveling so no brush marks. Also, self etching so no primer needed. Turned out looking good and the surface is very durable. Plus easy to clean. 1 gal. part A, 1 gal. part B. Cost about $70.00.

Is it a must to use the primer with bilgekote when used on fresh epoxy??? Also has any one else used the ppg aquapon 35 in a bilge. Epoxy and no primer needed sound like I need to do some more reserch. I need to start tomorrow if poss. So tell me what you think. Thanks Kyle ( I might see water after all )

just redid my bilge with BilgeKote. wiped existing surfaces down with Acetone and painted away. Looks great and seems to be durable and cleans up easily

1 Qt. Did the job. with Brush and mini roller from West Marine

kmiller, I got my info from a guy that does fiberglass repairs on boats. Paint store gave me the same info about Aquapon 2 pt. epoxy being "self etching" therefore no need for primer. I put Aquapon over new epoxy/cloth {about 6 square feet} under the engine hatch replaced after one of my batteries broke loose and bounced around. The rest of the area painted with Aquapon was old/existing gel coat. Maybe you could make a few phone calls to paint suppliers or ask someone who is in the marine business. Or maybe someone here is familiar with the stuff. I don't want to steer you in the wrong direction! All I can say is, it worked well for me.

Any one else ever hurd of this product???

Hell, I'd try it. It sounds less expensive than the Bildgecoat. Plus, epoxy paints are very durable.
You don't need to prime before using bildgecoat. I used it on the transom of my boat that has just been repaired with epoxy, worked just fine.