Save-A-Boat - The Forum for Plastic Classic Rebuilds!

Hi all -- thanks to your advice and recommendations, i recently ordered and just today received 2 new water tanks from Triple M Plastics. Nice people and easy to deal with. Now, I need advice on how prep the tanks for installation. Specifically, how should I clean the inside of the tanks before inst...

Hi Dave -- I see your (and Rachel's) point about putting 2 part over 1 part paint, and your last message opened my eyes some more. So, now I think I will recoat the non-skid with 1 part paint (am leaning toward Epifanes nonskid, unless someone recommends otherwise). But, I am still interested in Sig...

Hi Rachel -- I understand your point but at this point in my boat work, I am not looking for eternal paint adhesion. If at all possible I would like to just go ahead and paint the boat. The present one part paint has been on the non-skid areas only for about 10 years and shows no sign of ever lettin...

Hi David -- thank you very much relating your experience with Signature Paint. I would appreciate some more detail if you don't mind. What did you use for filling cracks and imperfections before painting? Did you use the rollers sold by Tom? How many coats did you apply? Did you buff out the last co...

Hi all -- my first post. My 1972 boat sometimes in the past was painted with Imron, but with a one part paint on the nonskid. I have been searching for a material that would let me paint a 2 part paint over both both types of paint and have come across 2 possibilities. One is Signature Paint and the...