Webfoot1
Active Member
Hi,
Was looking into various methods of painting the bottom of two of my Sunfish. Looked at EasyPoxy, Gel Coat etc. Anyway, when with what seemed to be easy to get, a couple cans of Rustolium Topsides from Menards. Used a Air-Gun and applied two coats of Rustolium fiber glass primer then the following ratio . 8:4:1 Paint /Naphtha /Valspar Acrylic hardener. Results were great and the final coat took about 2 hours to dry. Looks like the paint will be easy to sand and repaint if needed. I think this is the solution for those of us who don't have a lot of time behind a spray gun. Blast the last coat heavy and you get a nice shine as the Naphtha gives the paint a hot flash time.
Was looking into various methods of painting the bottom of two of my Sunfish. Looked at EasyPoxy, Gel Coat etc. Anyway, when with what seemed to be easy to get, a couple cans of Rustolium Topsides from Menards. Used a Air-Gun and applied two coats of Rustolium fiber glass primer then the following ratio . 8:4:1 Paint /Naphtha /Valspar Acrylic hardener. Results were great and the final coat took about 2 hours to dry. Looks like the paint will be easy to sand and repaint if needed. I think this is the solution for those of us who don't have a lot of time behind a spray gun. Blast the last coat heavy and you get a nice shine as the Naphtha gives the paint a hot flash time.