[Public-List] Topsides painting experience to share

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Do you thin paint til it's like water or can you give me an idea how thin with examples?  Ketchup , honey , stp, motor oil, etc. 
thanks 
Walter 

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> On Jul 15, 2014, at 7:58 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Our position at Epifanes is that done well, a roll and tip job is superior
> to spraying...
> 
> Gord
> #426 Surprise
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> 
> On 14/07/14 8:11 PM, "Wes Gardner via Public-List"
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>> We used to brush paint 100'+ foot boats with nice scaffolding and a paint crew
>> of 3 - 4, always horizontally brushing back into your work and maintaining a
>> wet edge. Calm weather and out if the sun is key. I can make brush paint look
>> like a spray job, it's all about the flow....
>> 
>> Sent from my location
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>> On Jul 14, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Greetings, All,
>>> 
>>> I just successfully finished painting the topsides of the boat. It turned
>>> out rather well, especially considering it was my first experience with
>>> one-part polyurethane. There were definitely tricks to learn along the way,
>>> and having read a lot in advance was VERY helpful. I was out of the water
>>> for about 2 weeks.
>>> 
>>> (Did a relatively simple bottom painting, too. I'm trying an ablative
>>> (Interlux ACT) over too-thick layers of West Marine Bottomshield, which I
>>> chipped off as best I could. Need to strip the bottom next year....)
>>> 
>>> I used Interlux Brightside white gloss and Interlux primer (also white,
>>> though an off-color would have helped in order to distinguish between
>>> primer and finish coat).
>>> 
>>> And yep, prepping was most of the job! Simple scaffolding (an elevated
>>> board walkway, really) made all parts reachable. I sanded through 12 yr.
>>> old coats of Rustoleum applied by the previous owner over the gel coat.
>>> (That paint was listed as "good" by Practical Sailor-- that surprised me!
>>> It had fish oil in it---?) There were, alas, spots where sanding went
>>> through to the bare fiberglass: I used the grit and primer as recommended
>>> by Interlux in those cases. The hull looked like hell when I was finished,
>>> and I couldn't wait to get primer on to cover that mess!
>>> 
>>> I applied two primer coats and three finish coats, sanding between as
>>> recommended. There is a bit of an art to the sanding and painting process,
>>> which I was beginning to get a handle on by the time I finished (of
>>> course!). In the end, I have a shiny coating that looks great with only a
>>> few dings here and there, but even those pass the 10-feet-away test.
>>> 
>>> Rolling and tipping-- I used foam rollers from LFS in Bellingham ("slacker"
>>> brand). These had a bit thicker nap than West Marine's and so were easier
>>> to control. Thinning with Interlux 333 helped keep the paint flowing during
>>> hot/windy times of the day. Question-- Best to tip with horizontal strokes
>>> or with vertical strokes? I used horizontal, and things turned out well.
>>> Another person in the yard (The Landings, Bellingham) went with vertical
>>> tips with the plan to avoid drips and runs.
>>> 
>>> Well, who knows?
>>> 
>>> At any rate, this was a job I'd avoided for several years. It turned out to
>>> be laborious, but not as bad as I'd expected--and the boat looks a HECK of
>>> a lot better than before.
>>> 
>>> If any of you would like to see a basic assortment of photos, let me know--
>>> I'd be glad to send you a few.
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps--
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> 
>>> Randy Katz
>>> #249, Simple Gifts
>>> Bellingham/Seattle
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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