[Public-List] Primer?

[Chuck Stein]

Have you had any problem with the outdoor alkyd enamel adhering directly to
the fiberglass?  We do not have a liner so we will be painting the inside of
the hull and the bottom of the decks directly.  Our paint is peeling badly
(the boat sat unused for 6 years) so we are scraping it, sanding it, and we
plan to prime it with something like Kilz and then put one or two coats of
enamel on that.  Is that necessary, or would you recommend that we go
directly with the enamel.  Also, Interlux enamel is more than outdoor house
enamel, but in the whole scope of things it isn't that much more.  What do
you think?
Chuck Stein
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We used an alkyd enamel outdoor house paint on the inside of Into The
Blue..Its been about 3 years now and when the inside of the boat got damp
from water coming in from the melting snow that paint stayed mold free
(unlike the varnished wood that we have had to clean and are refinishing) We
did not use any primer just two coats of paint.
  WAY cheaper than boat paint as well
Richard 609

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:52 AM, Brennan Carney
<brennan.carney at selu.edu>wrote:

> I have been reading Don Casey's book, Good Old Boat, and in it he 
> describes the process of painting a boat's interior with alkyd enamel
"house paint."
> Despite thorough details, he makes no mention of the use of a primer. 
> Does anyone know why this is? Is it really prudent to carefully do all 
> of the prep work but not prime?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Brennan
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