Bottom paint aluminum boats

[prop nut]

Some thing we never recommended in the past

But now With new Econea technology from Pettet Paints there is a NON metallic Bio side paint the wont hurt the aluminum

Its also a true multiple year paint

step

#1 may be the hardest

getting the boat off the trailer to gain access to the bottom

#2 clean and strip the aluminum with a 80 grit sand paper or a sandblaster

#3 immediately apply the first coat of Pettet aluma protect epoxy primer following closely the time windows for 3 total coats of primer

#4 coats of Pettet ultamate eco Econea bottom pait paying colse attention to the application windows including temperture requirements

= a long happy boating season with a clean bottom

ultimate eco is a ablative paint that wears off on its own this means no sanding off a built up of old paint to apply future coats

just wash clean let dry and roll on another coat of paint

Also econea paints have no maximum launch periods

so you can prep your bottom in the fall when you pull the boat and be 100% ready for spring

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[jimcr]

Im guessing this is for a aluminum boat with out paint or paint that is wearing out.

[prop nut]

This would be for for any aluminum boat that would benefit from Anti fouling bottom paint

Bare aluminum will require a epoxy primer

Most painted aluminum boat we can apply bottom paint with out a primer

Bottom paint with out copper or any other metal base anti fouling paint is better for aluminum hulls and

Eliminates the need for multiple barrier coats and even with barrier coats metal base paints can cause galvanic corrosion and are not the best choice for aluminum boats

[prop nut]

[jimcr]

what kind of brush and roller are you using?

Looks similar to the etch type primer we use in the body shop

[prop nut]

its is a epoxy primer

aluma protect from pettet paints

we use 4" and 5" foam mini rollers with the long handle roller frame

The hard work is the surface prep / sanding but even thats not bad with the rite tools

rolling the paint on goes fast

with bottom paints you have to pay close attention to hull temperatures dry time and recoat intervals

some paints there is only a 30-90 day window the boat has to be launched in so read the labels closely and when there is a question call the paint manufacturer make sure you do it rite or else you will have to strip it all off and start over

[prop nut]

finishing touches

Another angle

The black tape makes a great clean line of separation with out the jagged edge of a painted tape edge

[prop nut]

Time to put it back on trailer

This can be tricky but with the rite tools not bad .

Because it will be sitting on the trailer all winter we put some wax paper on the bunks to make sure there will not be any sticking problems

lot of work but with this paint there is no max splash time like MOST of the copper base bottom paints out there = THIS MEANS IF YOU DONT GET THE BOAT IN THE WATER WITH IN 60 DAYS OF PAINTING THE BOTTOM THE PAINT LOOSES ITS ABILITY TO DO ITS JOB!

But thru THIS process/ ECO ULTIMA/ of painting the hull and paint must stay at least 55 deg YES EVEN WHEN DRYING BUT

When spring comes it will be ready and next fall it will be a easy clean up job

it a big expense to do it rite but if a boat is going to stay in the water its the only way to go huge time and effort saver the whole summer long

will pay for itself in fuel savings alone with a lot of guys that actually use their boats

with aluminum boat there really is no safe way to paint bottoms with and metal/copper based bottom paints

if metal based bottom paints are not properly applied to aluminum boats it can VOID your hull warranty