Tips and Tricks for bottom painting your boat

what kinda boat is that ?

I love it when people do things carefully and with their heart...the outcome is always great.

This bloke is such a great craftsman. His knowledge of timber and the correct way of doing things

This guy is really awesome!

I give it a thumbs up because the guy is old school. Which in this day and age ain't such a bad thing.

What lousy and poor craftsmanship! I wouldn't let you anywhere near my boat.
1. Old paint must sanded completely off, the new paint will not adhere to the chalk like surface. The surface is not even, got ridges of old paint.
2. The first two coats should be done with 15% thinned paint so it will go deep into the porous surface. Than two coats of full paint should be applied.
3. Close cell 1/4 foam roller should be used to ensure nice bubbles, flat finish. This finish is just pathetic.
4. No clean, sharp edge of painted area due to lousy taping, see the bow and topsides.
This paint cold maybe pass on old barn, it will slow the boat a few knots.

I had tried the method of punching holes in the can too. I started to think that the seal is made at the inner contact point between the can and the lid and not the outside point. After the can had been left for a long time, the paint was dried out. Are you sure of which surface is actually doing the sealing?

Nice work, enjoyed the video

What tape do you use???

so do you lift the boat and reposition the supports and then paint those areas

Even though you can wipe a bit of the sanded paint with you finger you don't clean it any more before painting.

little tip to make the mixing easier. The day before useing the paint put the can (closed can) upside down . The sediment starts to flow to the top and start to premix by gravity. All the rest of the procedure are right. The final mixing can be done without taking a bit of paint to get to the sediment.

You painted right over your prop shaft support? It looks like it's metal or aluminum are you not worried about galvanic corrosion?

use a paint gun way easy then using a brush then it will apply the paint evenly on the boat

Do you find that poking holes in the rim leads to the paint drying out in the can when stored?

what about under the stands

what about the biger boats?

How do you deal with the jack stands and boards?

Another tip, if I may. Since you are putting on two coats, which I always feel is a minimum, why not make the first coat red. Then you can make the second coat your choice. As the outer coat wears away, the red will show through to alert you it's time to apply more paint. Just a thought.

what paint you using? I know its a small boat but isn't it better to spray rather than roll and brush?