Well I too am in the cold Northeast and am spending my spare time fixing up the ole O'Day 20. My next foul weather project is to paint the interior cabin. Can anyone recommend a good quality interior paint? (latex preferred)
Interior Paint Recommendations?
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We used alkyd enamel
I know, I spelt it wrong. Basically it's an oil based paint. Don Casey's book recommended it and we had a mildewcide(sp?)added. We did not get a high gloss, pretty sure we used satin. In the v-birth and bilges we used a regular old alkyd(interior oil based) white paint. We rolled and tipped and the results were pretty good. By the time we got to the main salon the original gallon was gone and a winter had passed. We couldn't remember what brand of paint we bought originally. For some reason we picked up a gallon of paint that was supposed to "hide" imperfections. The paint was very thick and when we tried to tip the brush strokes showed. So we just left it and the "stippled" look is very nice. It's not flat like the v-birth but sure does hide imperfections i.e. filled screw holed that we didn't do such a great job filling and fairing. All in all we are very happy with the results. Go for it!
I know, I spelt it wrong. Basically it's an oil based paint. Don Casey's book recommended it and we had a mildewcide(sp?)added. We did not get a high gloss, pretty sure we used satin. In the v-birth and bilges we used a regular old alkyd(interior oil based) white paint. We rolled and tipped and the results were pretty good. By the time we got to the main salon the original gallon was gone and a winter had passed. We couldn't remember what brand of paint we bought originally. For some reason we picked up a gallon of paint that was supposed to "hide" imperfections. The paint was very thick and when we tried to tip the brush strokes showed. So we just left it and the "stippled" look is very nice. It's not flat like the v-birth but sure does hide imperfections i.e. filled screw holed that we didn't do such a great job filling and fairing. All in all we are very happy with the results. Go for it!
Exterior Latex
When we first got our O'28 four years ago we painted all the bilges with white exterior latex. Still looks good and is a breeze to clean. PM
When we first got our O'28 four years ago we painted all the bilges with white exterior latex. Still looks good and is a breeze to clean. PM
Research on interior paint
Well I did some further research after asking my question and found that some people have used the DAP Kwik Seal Basement paint because it has mildew resistence. It is a latex too. 1 gallon at Lowes for $20. Pettit paints has something called Dura white with a mildew resistor, but that paint goes for $30 a quart. It is advertised for boat cabins. This new boat owner is finding that marine supplies are much more expensive than "home improvement" products that sometimes can do the same job. BTW-BoatUS does not have the best prices. Boatfix.com has much better prices on the same items. Great service too!
Well I did some further research after asking my question and found that some people have used the DAP Kwik Seal Basement paint because it has mildew resistence. It is a latex too. 1 gallon at Lowes for $20. Pettit paints has something called Dura white with a mildew resistor, but that paint goes for $30 a quart. It is advertised for boat cabins. This new boat owner is finding that marine supplies are much more expensive than "home improvement" products that sometimes can do the same job. BTW-BoatUS does not have the best prices. Boatfix.com has much better prices on the same items. Great service too!
Just did our interior
We just did the entire cabin interior of our Glander Tavana. We used KILZ as a primer (mildew resistance) and then a top coat of white deck and patio gloss enamel. It turned out great and was quite cheep as opposed to "marine" paints. I think we spent $20.00 total for a gallon of each.
We just did the entire cabin interior of our Glander Tavana. We used KILZ as a primer (mildew resistance) and then a top coat of white deck and patio gloss enamel. It turned out great and was quite cheep as opposed to "marine" paints. I think we spent $20.00 total for a gallon of each.
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