Paint/Sealer for inside of aluminum boat

[Kfedka]

Used a punch to hit every rivet on the aluminum boat. Would like to use a something to paint or seal the interior of the boat. What would be the best way of completing this task, or is there something better to do?

[Bodofish]

Line X or Rhino. Or just plain ole paint if you can get it clean.

[dicinu]

Car quest Not sure if that chain is avail in WA. has a same if not thicker product then Rhino liner the kit back in vegas cost about 75.00 here I am not sure what the cost is any body shop should be able to spray it on for youI would price check linex or rihno liner to the DIY kit and see which one would work best. I sprayed it on numerous truck beds at the shop I worked at it is not hard and even harder to mess it up. just mask off real good with paper and paper tape not duct tape.

[Kfedka]

Is there any advantage over truck bed liner(line-x/rhino) vs paint. Also what price range would this coast for a DIY kit for a 14ft boat, just to get a rough idea. And where could I find the DIY kits?

[dicinu]

110 south pines road Spokane 99206 509-892-5990 thats the Car quest store in your area there is one also in post falls I am not sure which is closer to you. call and ask for the Spray in bed liner kits. unless you have a compressor and also a Spray gun you might want to have a bosy shop do it for you. I would do it but all my spray guns are still in vegas with the most of the rest of my tools. but I do have a shop that would do it for you. on this side of the moutains. but gass and all I doubt it would be cost effective.

but advanages over paint well depends on what Paint you want to put on the boat as liner will last a long time paint urethene based I doubt you want to use that that is like car paint. it will last also but will be slippery you could also use lowes or home depot garage epoxy I would imagine. that should work good also. I assume the boat is Alum. what ever you do make sure any product you use does not have any metals in it or made with any metals. as Corrosion could set in. with 2 or more dissimular metals against each other. the DIY kit being they don't have anything but car parts on the site ran us at a shop about 75 bucks for a kit and that would do a full bed long bed with some to spare so maybe 2 kits may work. Square footage would be needed to figure that out and how think you plan on spraying it. also Weight is another factor to think about

[Bodofish]

As far as paint goes there are a couple rules for painting Al. Number 1 is clean, clean, clean If you want the paint to bond you must use an etching primer for aluminum and or sand it down to bare metal, bare metal.... Then shoot the paint no more than 8 hours after the material has had the oxidation removed (sanded). Ok so for the inside of little boat, probably not too practical but as clean as you can get it and coat of etching zinc chromate primer then I'd shoot with epoxy rattle cans for appliances or outdoor furniture. The best would be to have the lineX guys shoot the lining as it will seal all the rivets. When they shoot they use a special heated gun and the temp they shoot at determins how the finish will turn out and how aggressive it sticks. The cost... If you can sneak it in with something else a few hun. The other option if you can remove all the old paint is to powder coat it. When the fish is baked it will bond on a molecular level and it becomes stronger than the metal it's self.

OK so a little aluminum boat. Head to the hardware store and buy a few cans of appliance paint or patio furniture paint and be done with it. 30 bucks and your good to go.

[saltyseadog]

there is a product called steel flex, tin boat guys swear by it

[bcalvert]

there is a product called steel flex, tin boat guys swear by it

+1 on Steel flex - will be using it this summer when the temp warms up.

TinBoat.net - All things Steelflex

[saltyseadog]

i heard its just plain nasty to work with:chef:

[bcalvert]

i heard its just plain nasty to work with:chef:

I have not used it myself but almost every post i have read says the same. It is not paint, and from what i gather it needs to be spread like a putty.

[Kfedka]

110 south pines road Spokane 99206 509-892-5990 thats the Car quest store in your area there is one also in post falls I am not sure which is closer to you. call and ask for the Spray in bed liner kits. unless you have a compressor and also a Spray gun you might want to have a bosy shop do it for you. I would do it but all my spray guns are still in vegas with the most of the rest of my tools. but I do have a shop that would do it for you. on this side of the moutains. but gass and all I doubt it would be cost effective.

but advanages over paint well depends on what Paint you want to put on the boat as liner will last a long time paint urethene based I doubt you want to use that that is like car paint. it will last also but will be slippery you could also use lowes or home depot garage epoxy I would imagine. that should work good also. I assume the boat is Alum. what ever you do make sure any product you use does not have any metals in it or made with any metals. as Corrosion could set in. with 2 or more dissimular metals against each other. the DIY kit being they don't have anything but car parts on the site ran us at a shop about 75 bucks for a kit and that would do a full bed long bed with some to spare so maybe 2 kits may work. Square footage would be needed to figure that out and how think you plan on spraying it. also Weight is another factor to think about

Herculiner DIY is 79.99. Was told that they recommend 1/4 inch to be sprayed on. Is that going to add a lot of weight to 14ft aluminum boat and does that seam like maybe a little to much?

[saltyseadog]

tinboats.net and search steel fllex its the best to stop leaks i its about 100 bucks shipped

[G-Man]

Herculiner DIY is 79.99. Was told that they recommend 1/4 inch to be sprayed on. Is that going to add a lot of weight to 14ft aluminum boat and does that seam like maybe a little to much?

1/4" seem a bit thick and would really require a lot of material. If your bottom dimensions are 14' x 5' you are looking at needing to cover at least 70 square feet. Coverage at 1/4" makes for a total volume of 1.46 cubic feet. Given that a gallon is around .13 to .14 cubic feet we are talking about 10+ gallons to get the job done. Now if you look at a more realistic thickness of 1/16th of an inch your overall volume will be around .36 cubic feet and you could cover that with around 3 gallons. Find out how much Herculiner weighs per gallon and there is your rough estimate on how much weight (maximum) you will add. Keep in mind that these aren't exact figures as the material your will be applying is not made up of 100% solids. What this means is that you will loose some volume and weight as the material dries.

[dicinu]

I will make a call to a body shop I deal with on this sode of the moutains I believe this stuff will rise once sprayed on it will add some weight to the boat for sure. depending on how much you apply. figure a little less then what the can actually weights.

[goodtimesfishing]

I have not used this, but people who restore boats speak of it often it is called gluvit. google gluvit and see what you think. I know that if I wanted to seal up an aluminum boat that is what I would use. This is what it says it does:

Gluvit barrier coat seals and protects hulls and decks. Provides superior protection for fiberglass, wood, aluminum, and steel. Seals leaky seams and rivets in aluminum hulls, and leaks around fiberglass cabins or decks. Hard protective coating flexes with hull movements to bridge and seal hairline cracks.