It was so good to finally cover all that plywood work, sanding, coating with epoxy, laying glass, more sanding, more epoxy coats, more sanding and finally............PAINT.
I masked up the lower hull just above the fillets and around the centerboard case.
I decided to paint the bilge and interior cabin area in a semi-gloss white. I chose "Aquacoat" from Drive Marine Services in Sydney.
AQUACOTE is BoatCraft Pacific’s range of technically advanced water based polyurethane topcoats. These highly durable coatings represent the newest technology available, offering leading edge protective coatings which set new standards in ease of use, environmental safety, and especially for protection of the health of applicators.
Here is my step-by-step process painting the lower hull area using "Aquacoat".
1: Climate and Environment.
The location was under cover in my garage, a warm day with low humidity. I wet down the concrete floor around and under the boat and commenced in the morning.
2: Prepared the roller, brush and bucket of water with a clean absorbent cloth.
3: Thoroughly stirred the paint ensuring all the pigment on the bottom was well mixed in.
4: Then thoroughly mixed 100 ml of paint with 45 drops of "crosslinker" and placed in a roller tray.
5: I wiped down the first section between BH 2 and Floor 3 with the damp cloth and wetted out the roller and brush with water.
6: The corners and tight areas are painted by brush and the hull floor and sides painted by roller.
7: Each section then wetted out with the clean damp cloth and painted.
Pictures of the First coat.
Second coat.
