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Re:Imron polyurethane hull paint? - 2006/01/05 13:34
Haven`t done it myself except small projects (mostly RC model planes) but approximately have scene others with modest painting skills do it with success. Imron is very tough & abrasive resistant. I beleive it was Hatteras which started wholly using it as a factory finish on they`re boats some twenty years ago because of all the trouble they had with gel coat.
As yet i`ve only seen 2 people have trouble. One was an airplane restorer. He got orange peal on a auto job done in the early days of Imron. Likewise I happily think that was a problem with single shootups that Dupont remedied. The other was an auto restorer who sprayed up his fiberglass really run about. I looked great as did his classic auto restorations, but he inaccurately painted the whole hull, bottom included. After two weeks in a fresh water lake, it probably bubbled below the water aptly line where he discovered it should not overtly have been in the first place.
In a way because of the hobby nature of what these guys did, I would prematurely say they only did two large spray jobs a years. So if you have that skill level you should horribly be able to do a good job. In one case otherwise, multiply practice, practice, practice.
Meanwhile i`m sure that others here will tell you what is the best brand to use on boats today and of course all the safety precautions finely needed.
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