Painting my Action

[bluecheckmate]

Hey guys just wondering, I was planning to go with white gel coat on the bottom and awlgrip on top. Is it worth adding that duratech with the gel coat? Just wondering and also what's a good primer to use. i was thinking the 545 primer from awlgrip would be best i guess.

[1BadAction]

1 pint of duratec to a gallon of clear, thin with a good medium paint reducer at 5 to 10%. makes it much easier to shoot, IMO.

if you are using awl-grip I would go with their epoxy primer too.

[bluecheckmate]

so basically one pint for 1 gal of gel. You gotta see the pad now. Looks sweet. He did a really good job sanding the boat down and fixing the pad. Now you could tell its a concave pad.

[1BadAction]

"it was like a skateboard ramp" LMFAO!

[bluecheckmate]

"it was like a skateboard ramp" LMFAO!

Half a skateboard ramp lmao. Get it right

[bluecheckmate]

Is this good info??

What sprayer/tip combinations, what pressure is required?
You can use a Gravity Feed, Siphon, Pressure Pot or Plural Component type equipment. The tip sizes vary depending on application. For Primers, use a .015-.021 with plural component equipment and for Gravity or Siphon use .070-.110 (1.8mm - 2.7mm). For Hi-Gloss, use .015-.018 with plural component equipment and for Gravity or Siphon use .060-.080 (1.5mm - 2.0 mm). Air pressure should be between 38 - 42 PSI but can be 35 - 50 PSI

[1BadAction]

yep, I use this http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30224

get a good gun to do the awlgrip tho.

[bluecheckmate]

so one gun for the primer, one for gel and the other for awlgrip

[1BadAction]

you can use the $16 guns for the gel/primer... and a better one for the awlgrip.

[Action Dave]

Two words:

METAL FLAKE!!!

[bluecheckmate]

Any specific primer for the gel coat. should i use white or grey primer. My bottom right now is black and im planning to paint it white.

[NNT]

I thought you were going to go with a Mexican flag themed paint job, or was it a rainbow flag paint job?

[bluecheckmate]

lmao... So how are things with you and Pepe the gardener. Your wife doesnt know about the secret spot that you have right?

[action17]

Two words:

METAL FLAKE!!!

AND LOTS OF IT!!!!!!!!!

[bluecheckmate]

OK i have someone to paint my boat with awlgrip. He said that he is also painting the bottom with awlgrip . Is this a good or bad idea to do. He said gelcoat is not that hard to do is the sanding and buffing is the pain. ??????