Where do you get Dupont Imron?

**Action-18** · 02-15-2005, 09:23 AM

I thought that Imron was only available to professionals. Is this true? If not, does anyone know where I can get it and which Imron is best for boats? Thanks

**CDave** · 02-15-2005, 10:09 AM

As far as I know anyone can buy it. Do yourself a favor and make sure ya got a proper mask to paint.

**Action-18** · 02-15-2005, 01:10 PM

I think I had heard of a guy spraying his boat and he never woke up. I have checked West marine and others but still can not find an actual retail source yet.

Thanks

**LakeRaider** · 02-15-2005, 05:32 PM

KOI, also known as Kentucky Motors carries it. Heres the # for there refinish store in Ohio. Talk to John. 513-741-0060 LakeRaider

**Flashypaint** · 02-15-2005, 08:48 PM

Just use Sherwin Williams "WESTANE" about the same thing at 1/3 the cost.
It holds up just as well as the other "TRADE" brands. or you can use paint from west marine they have there = to Imron.

**Action-18** · 02-15-2005, 10:40 PM

Wow, S/Will, really!
OK, to take this further:
Too many choices here, I need freedom from choice,
Stick with a Polyurethane Epoxy?
These were the paints I was considering:

Interlux Briteside - 1 part Poly w/teflon $100/gal
Interlux Perfection - 2 part linear poly $200/gal
Imron - Polyurethane epoxy not sure $$, just heard it is the best

West Marine is a Poly/silicone Alkyd $80/gal

Petit does make a Polyurethane epoxy called Easypoxy for $100/gal

Typical of me to torture myself over details like this. Really i just don't want to keep looking at the boat pissed because I cheaped out a few $$

Re-painting is also an issue as far as I have seen for a re-paint down the line it is not recommended to coat with dis-similar types.

Probably most of my buddies would say Geeze Joe, just paint the @*!@#$ thing and put it the water already.

**Redbullet** · 02-16-2005, 01:02 PM

Sherwin Williams makes one also which is about the same as Imron.

**77STREAM** · 02-21-2005, 06:12 PM

Geeze Joe, just paint the @*!@#$ thing and put it the water already.!!!!!!! I'm doing the same thing with my Vector! Your not alone!

Pete

**BUSHWACKER** · 02-22-2005, 07:16 PM

Why not ask WILDMAN?

**Raceman** · 02-22-2005, 07:20 PM

Any bodyshop supply store that sells Dupont should have it. It's extremely dangerous to the respiratory system and you can wake up dead from over exposure.

I've never tried some of the competing products mentioned here. but Imron is about the best stuff I've ever used for boats. I hate it on cars because it's so hard to get off, but for fiberglass I think it's hard to beat.

**10.5' Tunnel** · 02-22-2005, 07:34 PM

My buddy used the interlux with teflon on the bottom and top of his boat. It has held up fine with 2 hard seasons on it. His bottom takes a huge beating too.

**Action-18** · 02-22-2005, 08:15 PM

Yeah, I have considered the 1-part and 2-part Interlux paints. Easy to use, relatively cheap, and pretty forgiving. The bottom is a different matter.

**MattGreen** · 02-23-2005, 05:16 PM

Hi there,
I have used both the Interlux Brightside and the Petit Easyposy quite extensively. They are actually quite comparable products. Neither has fantastic solvent resistance, like most one-part paints, although I haven't had problems with the occasional splash of gas. Both go on really nice (quite thin actually) and cleanup is as easy as regular alkyd paints. Both are safe to spray at home using an organic vapur respirator with paint-spray prefilters. They are also very easy to touch-up: just use a small brush. They are not reccomended for extended use below the waterline, i.e. on a boat that's moored for weeks at a time, although I've not had a problem with 2 weeks in saltwater at a time. Proper priming using their reccomended primers is very important.

Don't spray Imron or other linear polurethanes at home - the short version is this is VERY unsafe. I made an extenive post about this last year in the fiberglass forum.

Matt