Brush marks in paint... HELP!!

[Rich P]

Hey guys,
Due to the nature of my work area, spraying my decks isn't an option so I am currently having to paint them with a brush, and roller on the larger expanses.
The non slip comes out with no trouble, however I am also painting the glossy white areas as i've filled so many holes they are multi-coloured!!

I started with a small test areas up at the bow of the boat, and I am using a Blakes single pack system. (Not sure if you have it in the states, but over here Blakes is regarded as a very high quality product)
Now so far I've only painted on the undercoat, its got a lot of brush marks in, now I'm going to wet and dry it flat again, but would like when I apply the gloss for it to be brush mark free!!
Has anyone got any tips? Is the gloss likely to self level more?

Cheers
Rich

P.s. I am using a good brush!

[Tim]

Primers rarely level as well as topcoats, but if you have bad brush marks you may not have added sufficient reducer.

In any event, you need to sand your primer completely flat if you want your topcoat to have a chance of being flat and level. If you go through the primer in many places during this process, you'll have to reprime.

For the gloss, you'll have to get the feel for how much reducer to add as you go. There are no hard and fast rules, but start with the package directions and go from there.

[Rich P]

Thanks for the advice :)

After wet and dry flat, the gloss has gone on fairly level :)
Its good enough for its purpose as its going to have people stomping all over it when racing.
Thanks
Rich