I am repainting the deck on my 77' H25. Is has several layers of old paint which I am ATTEMPTING to remove so I can get to the gelcoat. I am also making small repairs with expoxy. I notice there are three ways people get their surface ready before applying paint - I will use a one part poly 1) no primer 2)poly primer 3) 2 part epoxy primer. I do have crazing which is to be expected on a boat of this age and wish to combat this with the primer. Which primer would you suggest given my situation? Thanks!
Epoxy or polyurethane Primer for deck?
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I used Interlux one-step
Redid my 30' Hunter earlier this year. I used obital power sander with fine grit disk to sand area to be painted. Taped off with blue tape. Rolled on the Interlux with (sand) additive mixed in. Used small tray and small foam type rollar with long handle. Went fast. Dried in one day. Still looks good. Did one coat but heavy-wear spots could use two coats. Trick was to watch weather for low humidity- no rain. Good Luck
Redid my 30' Hunter earlier this year. I used obital power sander with fine grit disk to sand area to be painted. Taped off with blue tape. Rolled on the Interlux with (sand) additive mixed in. Used small tray and small foam type rollar with long handle. Went fast. Dried in one day. Still looks good. Did one coat but heavy-wear spots could use two coats. Trick was to watch weather for low humidity- no rain. Good Luck
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The primer needs to be compatiple with the top coat. Follow the manufactures recommendations and you will not have a problem. 2-part systems are great, but you will have to prep carefully. 2-part systems are also higher in price and harder to touch-up. Single part paints are easy to touch up. Interlux has an informative booklet. Also on the web page. Search the archives and you will find much information related to this topic. Don't rush the job. With good prep you should have a great looking deck which will hold up for many years.
The primer needs to be compatiple with the top coat. Follow the manufactures recommendations and you will not have a problem. 2-part systems are great, but you will have to prep carefully. 2-part systems are also higher in price and harder to touch-up. Single part paints are easy to touch up. Interlux has an informative booklet. Also on the web page. Search the archives and you will find much information related to this topic. Don't rush the job. With good prep you should have a great looking deck which will hold up for many years.
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