Painting the Hull
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- Bottom Sanding Grunt
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Painting the Hull
When repainting the hull do you paint the entire hull with primer or do you leave the area below the bootstripe for bottom paint only?
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- Damned Because It's All Connected
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Re: Painting the Hull
Bottom paint only.
unless you count "barrier coat" as primer.
I'll get my coat....
unless you count "barrier coat" as primer.
I'll get my coat....
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- Master of the Arcane
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Re: Painting the Hull
There is no reason to prime the bottom, but it is usually good to lap paints vs. mask to a mechanical seam. I suggest the primer go below the waterline a little to be lapped by the bottom paint to a masked seam with the topside or boot top. If you use barrier coat, the primer should lap it a little vs a masked seam.
Dave Finnegan
builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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builder of Spindrift 9N #521 'Wingë'
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Re: Painting the Hull
as such...Interlux Epoxy Prime-Kote on the topsides, with bottom faired and ready for bottom paint (or barrier coat - no frowns out there please)...
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