Epoxy Bottom Paint For Aluminum Boats

The best bottom paint for your boat depends on the type of boat you have how you use it and where you use it.

Epoxy bottom paint for aluminum boats.

Totalboat aluminum boat paint adheres strongly to form a long lasting coating that protects against chemical spills corrosion water damage and abrasion. At some point it s time to breathe new life into a boat with a fresh coat of paint. Not everyone gets a shiny new fishing boat and if you re like us you may have recently acquired a well used aluminum boat that has seen better days. No rusting fading chipping or peeling just a tougher more durable finish.

It the boat needs more than a sealing and priming coat of aluthane to fix thin spots and leaks we recommend our cm 15 epoxy paint. If that time window is missed sand with 80 grit sandpaper and wipe the surface clean with a clean lint free cotton rag wetted with totalboat dewaxer surface prep and allow the solvent to evaporate completely. Painting an aluminum boat seems simple enough. Boat bottom paints that are a hard modified marine epoxy paint that does not wear off over time.

It is essential to know that once you observe some indications of slowdowns when riding your boat a new layer of bottom paint underneath the waterline could be the perfect solution. Bottom paints in general are designed to repel hard growth. Environmental regulations also have a bearing on paint selection. High performance bottom paint for aluminum vessels can help you provide your boat with frictionless and sleek surface that would absolutely help boost its performance.

These hard bottom boat paints last. Aluminum boats get used and abused. Totalboat aluminum boat barrier coat can be recoated over itself for up to 60 days. The bottom paint needs to be applied the same day as the tuff stuff marine epoxy primer.

Colorkote is an excellent triple biocide bottom paint for aluminum hulls when in salt water. Most aluminum boats flex and most epoxies are hard and brittle. Aluminum boats can take a real beating not just from the elements but from spilled chemicals and hard use. Types of bottom paint include ablative antifouling paint and modified epoxy antifouling paint plus hard vinyl and thin film paint.

Typically these marine epoxy paints have higher concentrations of copper. Anti fouling paint contains a modified epoxy resin that adds needed durability to boats that are regularly hauled or remain in the water for long periods of time. Because the durability of anti fouling paint is stout these paints are ideal for speedboats powerboats and racing boats as well as your everyday cruisers or houseboats.