Bildge paint

[mcmichael]

Hi
My grey bildge paint has cracked in a few places and I've removed a few loose pieces. Does anyone know the correct repair and or product for this repair.
Thanks
Mike

 

[The Bill Collector]

I'm thinking of using this product or something similar....?

http://www.fisheriessupply.com/onli...ode+matchpartial+rel+Inactive/act/A03/Ntk/All

 

[Lazy Daze]

I'd lean towards keeping it simple. Grind/sand until all loose material is removed. Use a product like PC-11 or MarineTex to fill it in flush. Then paint it to match.

You could also re-gel coat it (currently it's not painted - it's gel coated) by contacting Spectrum color to get a matching gel paste.

The sound dampening material is interesting if you are planning on doing the whole floor - I just have no personal experience with it to comment. Would it stand up to gas, oil, etc?

 

[tdappleman]

I am in the middle of painting my bilge from the gray to white - much brighter!! I have a few touch up spots to take care of and then a couple of areas which I couldn't get to without getting into fresh paint. I masked off and painted everything I could reach including under both engines. It makes a world of difference to have everything clean and fresh. I used the idea from another recent thread to use non-skid on those areas which I step onto for maintenance. I hope to finish everything up today or tomorrow and I'll get some pictures posted. Just for reference I used one quart of BilgeKote paint and it looks like it will cover all of the exposed areas. I degreased the entire bilge with SuperClean - sprayed it, let it sit for 10 mins and scrubbed it all. I then sanded everything I planned to paint with 80 grit paper and vacuumed the dust. I then went back with fresh towels and acetone to clean any remaining residue, grease, etc and let everything dry. I did not remove the batteries or tanks so I painted around them. I figure when it's time to do additional maintenance I can touch those areas up and get everything uniform.

 

[dpmulvey]

"I am in the middle of painting my bilge from the gray to white - much brighter!!..."

+1.

When I have to repaint, it's going in white or very light gray.

 

[1956olds]

That stuff sounds(no pun intended) like truck bed liner.

 

[katricol]

The product Mark is talking about is for sound, not just looks. I've seen it at boat shows and it works great

 

[mcmichael]

Wow!! I can't tell you all how impressed I am by finding this resource. Thanks to all of you for your responses.
Mike

 

[tobnpr]

I wanted to use something a bit more heavy-duty.
Went to my local Sherwin-Williams and talked to them about 2-part epoxies.
Bought a gallon of heavy-duty industrial epoxy (white) that's used for coating the interior of chemical tanks. It was around $100 for a gallon. Not cheap, but you can't chip or flake the stuff with a hammer when it cures.

 

[tdappleman]

That's a good idea tobnpr. The price really isn't that bad since true bilge paint is about 25-30 a quart depending on source.