Cabin Ceiling paint?

[Irishguy]

I am in the process of refurbishing my Venture 25. I have gutted the interior and I have rewired the boat with marine wire and a fuse panel, etc... Well, when I took down the plywood on the celiling, covered with 1970's era carpet, there was a veritable mold factory on the ceiling. I decided to just clean and paint the ceiling rather than reinstall any type of plywood there.

I cleaned and prepped everything, and then went to look for paint in my garage. I found a 1/2 gallon of oil based Kils primer and then coated over it with a coat of Dutch Boy cabinet and trim paint. It looks great and looks to be holding well. I guess I'm looking for someone that has painted the inside of their boat with household interior latex. How many years did it last.

 

[Ross]

mine is going on to twelve years so I don't know how long it will last.

 

[thereisabelle]

worse thing that could happen now is to smoke or cook alot. sounds like you got it right.
haven't seen dutch boy in a while... jimbob

 

[Irishguy]

mine is going on to twelve years so I don't know how long it will last.

Thanks for the confirmation. I was having second thoughts about just going with something I had laying around, but I'm trying to keep this whole boat on a budget.

I didn't see why painting the inside of a boat should be any kind of voodoo. you simply prep, prime and paint. How difficult can it be? I cleaned everything with a Clorox mixture to get rid of the mold, then hit it all with a wire brush to get rid of the flaky paint, then cleaned it again, then primed with the Kils oil based paint, then painted everything with the cabinet and trim paint.

I won't be installing any wood back up there. It just seems to provide a hiding place for critters and a habitat for mold. Plus the off white gloss paint seems to really lighten up the cabin.

I think I am ready to start putting the interior back together again.

 

[Irishguy]

worse thing that could happen now is to smoke or cook alot. sounds like you got it right.
haven't seen dutch boy in a while... jimbob

That's because his finger is stuck in a Dyke somewhere...

 

[Ross]

if it gets smoked up then you wash it with TSP or spic and span and repaint with ten dollars worth of paint.

 

[Mike1956]

I knew a fellow who use Dutch Boy latex on his deck, and it held up well for him for the 3 or 4 years that he was docked near me.

 

[thereisabelle]

Go dutchboy! I've been on a levee before but never a dyke! jimbob

 

[thereisabelle]

too many years ago we used latex paint mixed in with the dry sheetrock mud to do broom swirl ceilings. it's amazeing all the textures you can come up with, from the light lines to the heavy popcorn or knockdown. our irwin has a light popcorn on all the ceilings down to the wood trim. we thought it was nicely done. (p.o.) jimbob

 

[Irishguy]

I knew a fellow who use Dutch Boy latex on his deck, and it held up well for him for the 3 or 4 years that he was docked near me.

Well... I need to paint the deck too, but I won't be using the Dutch boy on the deck. The cabin ceiling is one thing, because no one hardly touches it. From what I have read on the forum, I may go with an oil based porch and deck paint on the top side, or some Rustoleum enamel... I priced both at Lowe's the other day and both were about $20 - $30 per gallon.

 

[thereisabelle]

can't say i'd go there, lad.. our decks and topsides need re-painting too. the p.o. used a paint on the hull above the waterline that is cracking in places it shouln't. and instead of painting on the wide blue stripe, he used the tape, ichh! all will have to be removed at haulout. nothing wrong with roll and tip, but use a good quality marine paint. expect to pay 4X the price over porch and deck. jimbob

 

[Ross]

can't say i'd go there, lad.. our decks and topsides need re-painting too. the p.o. used a paint on the hull above the waterline that is cracking in places it shouln't. and instead of painting on the wide blue stripe, he used the tape, ichh! all will have to be removed at haulout. nothing wrong with roll and tip, but use a good quality marine paint. expect to pay 4X the price over porch and deck. jimbob

I have had very good success with acrylic-urethane industrial machinery paint. We are in a VOC compliant region and oil based paints are hard to find. The paint I used is Interlock by McCormack and they used it on their warehouse floor in the store where I buy my paint.

 

[maxxx]

I recently used a home depot brand polyurethane porch paint in my storage areas under the settees to freshen them up. On sale for 10.00 per gallon. No ideas however, on the topsides...

 

[Jumpstart]

I was in the paint industry for a while. Dutch Boy is a Sherwin Williams brand today marketed to the DIY consumer. Every paint brand has several formulations which are made for a specific purpose be it price, hiding ability, sheen etc.

States which have enacted VOC laws all have pretty low VOC regulations for paints. Oil based paints are still available in quart sizes or less which are exempt from the regulations. If you buy paint or primer in gallons you might notice the smell of acetone. Acetone VOC emissions are exempt and don't count towards the VOC count which why manufacturers are using it as a solvent in their paint.

If you are using house paint on the inside of your boat here are the things to consider: prep the surface well with no loose flaking paint or oily spots. Use a prime coat (Kilz is a good mid range primer) and use 1-2 coats of a quality acrylic topcoat. Oil based paints look smoother and better initially but as the life cycle of oil paints progresses they have a tendency to dry out and crack especially on a flexible substrate like a boat.

For a premium finish, prime with XIM UMA which has unbelievable adhesion on hard surfaces. I'd use SW Pro Classic Latex or Interior Durations with XIM Latex Extender to flow it out to a silky finish.

 

[ArtificialReef]

can't say i'd go there, lad.. our decks and topsides need re-painting too. the p.o. used a paint on the hull above the waterline that is cracking in places it shouln't. and instead of painting on the wide blue stripe, he used the tape, ichh! all will have to be removed at haulout. nothing wrong with roll and tip, but use a good quality marine paint. expect to pay 4X the price over porch and deck. jimbob

Like I always say...the difference between a spray job and a roll and tip job is only about 50 ft. HA

 

[Hermit Scott]

Doing a deck paint job is ALOT of work. Why in the world would you use some thing that's not going to last? Get a two part paint. Instead of spending $15 a quart you spend $50.