Just curious how top side painting is handled, is it a spray job, roll or brush?
I guess I'm wondering if it can be a DIY project and still get professional results?
Thanks!
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Just curious how top side painting is handled, is it a spray job, roll or brush?
I guess I'm wondering if it can be a DIY project and still get professional results?
Thanks!
A year ago I would have told you spraying is the only way to go. Then the guy that has done my varnish work for a few years told me he could roll and tip and make it look as good as a spray job. I doubted him, but he showed me a 80 Lazzara he did and it looked great. We gave him a shot and had him do my parents 40' express and it came out great. He charged just under $12,000 to paint the hull and top sides on that boat. Since he did so good on that one I have him starting on my boat this week. I have a 61 Davis and the quote to do the topsides and varnish work is $11,800. If i took it to a yard to be sprayed it would probably cost $40,000. It is something that can be done yourself but from what I saw watching them it's something that takes a lot of practice to get good at it.
In most cases it is hard to shield other objects from overspray in most marina settings, and I don't gust mean your objects.
Spray would be my first choice. For decks you could roll and brush. The prep is the hard part.
My 53 was rolled and tipped back in the late 90s and it looked really good
It’s pretty impossible to do a spray job in a marina so boat would have to be moved to a yard... that alone is a couple of months of storage. It all adds up. A good roll n tip job is 95% of the result but for 30% of the cost... I m going this route In a few months when I redo mine... much needed:)
I assume "roll and tip" means roll and brush correct?
The new no tipping products from Alexseal look promising, not sure how its going to weather. A lot of real unbiased videos on Youtube. I will attach an a/b test. https://youtu.be/aO2u2RShmZs
I have been rolling and tipping LP paint for years, myself and a friend did my hull in the water at the dock and it came out pretty good, not perfect. It is definitely not a job for a first timer, proper thinning and accelerating for the conditions takes lots of experience and wind and moisture are not your friends.