Hello all,
As promised, I have attached some pictures of my recent paint job on Delft Blue, my Lancer 28T MK-V. First, though, I thought I would share some thoughts and experiences during the painting process. As this was my first time painting a boat, I relied heavily on input from others that have done this before.
The first thing I learned was that, although other people's experiences were extrememly helpful, every paint job has it's own way of throwing curve balls at you...and in the end, you come out with an knowledge that's all your own to share.
I used Interlux Brightside for my topsides and deck, and Micron CSC for anti-fouling paint. Despite what I've heard, Brightside is a very finnicky paint...this may have a lot to do with the temperature at which I was painting (33-36 C), but I found that the paint was nearly drying as I was applying it...as I result I had to sand off what I started, and spray down the hull for about 1.5 hours with water to cool it down. Once the hull was cool, things got better, but this paint almost has a mind of it's own. It lets you know when you're putting it on too heavy, and too light; both of which require you to sand off what you just put on. Once you get into the groove, however, this paint is simply magical. I've also heard that Brightside is not durable, and can be easily scratched weeks later...I never found this to be the case, I think that this paint is as tough as nails.
When you think that you've done enough prep and are ready to paint, you're not. You have to KNOW that you done everything possible prep wise. Again, this was a learning experience I would rather forget. Having to stop to tape something off, or something else, and when you get back to the paint, it's already dry.
I put 4 coats on in total, using thin coats each time. Between coats, I sanded with 220 first, and then 320 (The instructions say to just sand with 320). I found the paint bonded much better, and was much glossier. I didn't sand between the 3rd and last coat, but just re-applied another layer. You NEED 2 people to do this job properly (again, learned the hard way). Rolling and tipping by yourself is neither efficient, or beneficial to the paint job. he first coat will look like hell no matter what you do...so don't worry...especially for me that I was painting over white with a darker colour....
High density foam rollers are a MUST, despite the fact that some people may say that high quality lint free rollers do just as good a job...I did discover, however, that you don't need the highest quality paintbrush that you can buy for tipping. Just as long as you're careful, and make sure that you've removed all of the loose bristles.
I think that's about it...so I hope that you enjoy the pictures, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated....good or bad...let me know what you think. Sorry for the long post, and if there's anything else that you're wondering in regards to the paint job...go ahead and ask, and I will do the best I can to answer....
As promised, I have attached some pictures of my recent paint job on Delft Blue, my Lancer 28T MK-V. First, though, I thought I would share some thoughts and experiences during the painting process. As this was my first time painting a boat, I relied heavily on input from others that have done this before.
The first thing I learned was that, although other people's experiences were extrememly helpful, every paint job has it's own way of throwing curve balls at you...and in the end, you come out with an knowledge that's all your own to share.
I used Interlux Brightside for my topsides and deck, and Micron CSC for anti-fouling paint. Despite what I've heard, Brightside is a very finnicky paint...this may have a lot to do with the temperature at which I was painting (33-36 C), but I found that the paint was nearly drying as I was applying it...as I result I had to sand off what I started, and spray down the hull for about 1.5 hours with water to cool it down. Once the hull was cool, things got better, but this paint almost has a mind of it's own. It lets you know when you're putting it on too heavy, and too light; both of which require you to sand off what you just put on. Once you get into the groove, however, this paint is simply magical. I've also heard that Brightside is not durable, and can be easily scratched weeks later...I never found this to be the case, I think that this paint is as tough as nails.
When you think that you've done enough prep and are ready to paint, you're not. You have to KNOW that you done everything possible prep wise. Again, this was a learning experience I would rather forget. Having to stop to tape something off, or something else, and when you get back to the paint, it's already dry.
I put 4 coats on in total, using thin coats each time. Between coats, I sanded with 220 first, and then 320 (The instructions say to just sand with 320). I found the paint bonded much better, and was much glossier. I didn't sand between the 3rd and last coat, but just re-applied another layer. You NEED 2 people to do this job properly (again, learned the hard way). Rolling and tipping by yourself is neither efficient, or beneficial to the paint job. he first coat will look like hell no matter what you do...so don't worry...especially for me that I was painting over white with a darker colour....
High density foam rollers are a MUST, despite the fact that some people may say that high quality lint free rollers do just as good a job...I did discover, however, that you don't need the highest quality paintbrush that you can buy for tipping. Just as long as you're careful, and make sure that you've removed all of the loose bristles.
I think that's about it...so I hope that you enjoy the pictures, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated....good or bad...let me know what you think. Sorry for the long post, and if there's anything else that you're wondering in regards to the paint job...go ahead and ask, and I will do the best I can to answer....
