The Redtree Foam rollers are much better than the mohair. They leave zero lint, smooth it perfectly, and they are solvent resistant. I painted the hull of my Mako with a single roller after quitting the mohair rollers. No matter what I did, it always left lint.
I painted my Roberts 45 with Alexseal, by the time i was onto the 3rd coat i had quite an audience in the boatyard, even the professional painter could not believe the incredible finish. I could actually hear comments about the tiny bubbles left behind me when i was moving down the hull....and then...the magic happens...it flows and flattens down to an amazing finish. I got onto this paint a few years back when you first tried it. Thanks Andy, im confident i have the best roller painted Roberts 45 on the planet
Just a suggestion from an OLD mariner: consider not using a dark color like blue, black or dark green for your bottom paint. If you turtle your boat, those colors make it very hard for rescuers to see in the Blue of the ocean. I always use white or better still, red or international orange so I can be seen. Think about it.
I’m not painting my boat orange just incase I flip the thing. That’s a little too careful in my opinion. If your that worried about being seen by rescuers, I’d get into a different hobby
Thank you Andy.....for this and all the other fantastic info you share. FYI.....Last spring I switched to Alexseal for repainting my boat's (44' cutter) Royal Blue topsides. Based on that experience, I thought I'd offer a few comments: 1. Alexseal's customer support (both local and national) was fantastic. 2. Their roll-on additive is a complete DIY game changer. As advertised, no tipping was needed to achieve an incredibly smooth, glossy finish. In fact, I found that trying to tip only hurt the paint flow. 3. The mohair roller I used to apply the first coat also left a bit of orange peel texture. Switching to a "cheap-o" foam roller (HomeDepot high density foam) for the subsequent coats basically solved that problem (I think the roll-on additive made this possible by eliminating all the excess foam roller bubbles). 4. I agree that it's pretty important to have a totally uniform substrate color. Any prep spots with different tones ended up "ghosting" thru my topcoat finish (even after three coats of dark blue). 5. Having a fairly consistent air temperature during the rolling process proved necessary for good, uniform paint flow (especially if working outdoors with dark colors on a large surface area). Since re-painting the topsides, I have collected a few scratches and scuffs (why is new paint a magnet for this). So in the coming months, I am hoping to follow your previous Alexseal repair demo to fix these blemishes. It that works out ...... then my gratitude for the Alexseal tip will be off the charts. Many thanks in advance
Hey bud, been working on boats my whole life and I just wanted to say in case you have never tried it before. About the guide coats, I used to buy them and use them religiously and still do, however, I have adopted mixing red dye in some acetone and wiping the entire work surface with it. The initial sanding will knock the high spots off and leave the original surface color. What is left is all the low spots filled with red dye left behind from the evaporated acetone. Just a cool trick I learned from an old timer. I prefer this to be honest.
This is beautiful finish. I had an experience with painting a fiber glass hull 15 years back on a 25' pilot house. Boat was quite scuffed up everywhere so decided it needed painting to cover all this putty, luckily a friend came to help, he is Classic Marine Carpenter and he wanted to use Bi-Component polyurethane Perfection from major brand and actually not many competitors at the time. He rolled the paint, 2 primer / 2 finish coats. I was amazed how someone could roll the paint with basic roller and then just say simply "ok don't look, don't touch, just let the paint do it's job of stretching" he almost kicked me of the site because I was going to remove flies in non dried paint. The final result was amazing with very little orange peel effect, still a bit more than on your video judging from the quality of the image. I sold that boat 4 years later and it was still very shiny without having done any particular maintenance to it. Just this summer I saw the boat again and it still looks great. I've had gelcoat finished boats since and at times I miss the easiness of paint. For example after a party fishing squid when there is ink everywhere it was so easy with paint just to spray saltwater to get it off. (Non porous). Just completed 24' center console rubbing due to newly purchased 2006 Carolina Blue boat was very (very very) oxidized. Got great results, very satisfying but knowing even with good wax this will only last so long. Again, great job and thanks for all videos.
I followed all your advice, (watched all your videos) and painted my 34 PEQUOD last September (outside/by myself). Interlux Prekote (grey) Interlux Brightside (Flag Blue) 4" Mohair minis, roll/no time for tipping Turned out amazing, with 2 coats, sand and final in the spring cause it got too cold. I could not/would not have done it without you. Thanks, for all you do.
They are years behind Andy. I restored a 1958 Peterborough ten years ago. two coats with a brush no sanding, no tipping,. and it came out like polished lacquer. no imperfections and no messing around with the mixing .and looks as good today as it did then. love your channel keep up the good work.
Andy, I have zero doubt you have just convinced many more people who have never painted anything in their lives to paint their boats. Myself included. So many thanks and good luck with the kitchen.
"That additive is money!" No Andy, you are! I know it is a lot of work - the job itself, the filming and the editing and all things in between. Please keep producing these types of incredibly helpful and wonderful to watch "How to's" Thank you very much, my project is moving quite slowly, but I wouldn't have it any other way!!
My favorite thing about UA-cam is stumbling across channels where you can tell the person is skilled and passionate about what they do. Great content, great painting.
Best videos on utube when it comes to diy boat paint. I am so grateful that I am acutely going to send him some money for posting them. My first time paint job came out fantastic. Alexseal is the bomb!!
Followed these instructions EXACTLY and am thrilled with the mirror-like finish on the boat. Message to others: do not mess with success. This process works!
I love the way you show both how to and how not to in the same video. All the things amateurs will tend to do and which make an amateur job so obvious together with all the really good tips make this a great video. Thanks
Hi, I have been painting everything that fly's, floats or drives for just over 50 years, the pig tails you speak of are from load up of sand paper, those sticking parts are exactly as you said from Not fully cured primer or paint, Let the Paint cure another day then, Unless you have very pressing time constraints=( life or death in my case),,,,,,,, The way to save that sanding paper are to use a wide and razor sharp thin steel spatula/Scraper and run it gently across the paper to POP the stuck paint ring OFF, then SLAP the paper surface a couple of times to dislodge other fine particles, this action will Extend the use of the paper about 30 to 50% more time/use, stubborn spots are the reason I use a small tooth brush size stainless wire brush in my shirt pocket to massage the spot to a cleaner state. I have recently discovered your outstanding channel and learn from you, Great work Sir. Best Regards.
I am glad that you made this a complete video instead of making it a two parter. I sat and watched from Australia and from here, she looks great. The colour scheme, I think, is very impressive. I wonder if you are going to polish the boat to remove any dust particles like they do on the car channels I watch. The good thing is that you took your viewers' comments to heart and painted the boat this way instead of half and half as you suggested initially. I have enjoyed this series and can't wait for the completion of the project and then back into Bertie for more enjoyment.
Andy - any chance you’re going to do a video on wet sanding, compounding and polishing out the dust nibs? Would love to your process on that! Great content, thanks!
Was gonna suggest the same, would be cool to see the demo boat with some final perfection steps to get rid of the dust particles or dive bomb bugs. Just to see how well this process could come out..
He has done some of it, last year, but check out Sail Life, Andy helped Mads completely redo his 38-foot sailboat, It goes over all of the "Oh glorious sanding" Great channel!
@@chiphalvorsen4252 You are correct, Boat Works and Sail Life are the two best boat related vlogs out there. I'd give up every other vlog just to keep these two channels. Best content, humor, and advice out there.
You really showcased this product... Whether folks choose to purchase Alexseal or not, they now have the option... If I were prepping for such a project your VAST AMOUNT of work put into this demo of the product would be a wealth of help... Thanks!! I do have a 76 Whaler I've been considering painting, and watching this makes me interested in Alexseal.
Great video! It's an amazing finish, and there are other benefits to rolling over spraying: reduced equipment requirements, easier cleanup, less skill required, and much less environmental waste. Kudos to Alexseal
I found you when I starting to restore an old Mako for Coast Guard Aux use and have followed you for a few years. I have switched to building a teardrop trailer that I will epoxy and glass over wood. I was going to bedline it but you have convinced me to roll it out with Alexseal. I have learned so much, not just to put it in to use. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for sharing the process! Because of your videos I'm almost ready for primer on my late uncles 1973 Kona jet boat. Thank you for sharing the process with the rest of us
Been learning more about boat repair and finish options from these UA-cam clips. Appreciate the Teaching - Sharing Info Style. Thank You for passing along knowledge obviously based on study plus personal experiences.
I painted a Nissan pickup with dark blue rust oleum paint, 3 coats sanding the orange peel 1/2 gone between coats. Final coat no sanding. Make sure the coats are really dry/cured before sanding. Turned out great. The fantastic thing about rolling is no overspray. I have sprayed in the past with enamel everything has overspray (nasty) Tip: I used a piece of glass to even out the paint on the roller. It is amazing how much real estate you can cover with a 4 inch roller.
Thank you Andy! I finished my boat rebuild two years ago with which you were most helpful with the fiberglassing of the decking material. I bought this small aluminum 16.5 Lowe Sea Nymph that had seen better days and gutted it. Putting it back together using marine grade plywood decking was a real challenge but with your help along with others I pulled it off rather nicely I think. The boat is much better than when new and solid as a rock. I still enjoy watching your projects as I love to learn new things and watching master craftsmen like yourself do their thing. Carry on smartly Andy and Merry Christmas! :)
being a painter myself you really need your base coat (primer) to be solid whatever color you choose. when we do chaulkboard paints which are semi-Transparent, if the base coat isnt solid it shows thru the topcoat everytime. put a good base coat down and sometimes you can get away with 1 topcoat instead of 2 top coats for coverage. I dont have to worry about paint so I apply a good base coat and 2 top coats on everything I do. Always turns out Nice
I never knew about dry guide coat. I'm getting ready to repaint my sailboat and I want it to look as perfect as possible. Thank you for this video. It will save me from wasting all this money I spent on Awl Grip and my paint job will be so much better than it would have.
Two thumbs up to you for this episode! You have always had good content on your channel, but this one was in another league completely, way way better then what anyone could wish for on UA-cam. Thank you! If UA-cam had an Oscar, I´d vote for you :)
Awesome work! That looks like an incredible product. You can really see it working as it smooths out the roll marks between 41:05 - 41:20. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this project. There’s a lot of great info here.
Thank you so much. I sprayed my sailplane elevator with 501 last year and I'll be rolling my sailplane fuselage this winter with 501. I'm really excited about the roller additive. I'll let you know how it goes. Can't thank you enough for the videos, so many of them have been instrumental for my projects.
Thank you very much. I have a project boat that has been in the finishing stage for five years, and I am just going to be satisfied if it is watertight, UV-protected, and moderately smooth in the next three weeks. But man, what an organized, experienced, craftsman can achieve! Great fun to watch, and I learned some things too.
Hi, Andy. This is another terrific demonstration of the latest refinement in AlexSeal's promising new paint system. Just one suggestion: At 34:50 in the video, you do a short "actual speed" segment as you roll the final coat of yellow onto the topsides. I, personally, think this is/was a really important addition and should be a part of showing us EVERY stage in the prep and painting processes. Otherwise, we run the risk of moving the DA too fast (or too slowly) as we sand, and the roller too fast (or too slowly) as we paint. So PLEASE keep those "actual speed" segments coming!
Andy, this is one of your best videos ever. I know the amount of time that goes into editing and producing a video of this length and quality. Thank you!
Great results! I've done that "roll and roll" technique with Brightside and a bit of brushing reducer and got really good results on a completely vertical surface, done outside. I found that the lightest touch on the re-roll to take out the bubbles was key - any heavier and it would leave roller lines instead of flattening them.
around 50 years ago I used a silicon wax additive to prevent fish eyes caused by wax contaminate . the fizzing effect you demonstrated is exactly similar to the way the additive did its thing . a first glance at your work clearly shows the quality and finish which is achievable using a simple roller .. nice tip on the loose napp removal .
Andy, I've only tipped and rolled a 28 foot Sharpie. It turned out quite nice. But when i repaint my trimaran I am going to use Alexseal. Thanks for the righteous heads up on this new product....btw...try painting outdoors when the grape vineyards are blowing insecticides and it is is blowing 10-15 knots in Napa. I swear to God...i had to sand out blisters from hell at least a half dozen times over a week. It was infurating. Love your videos. You are priceless for dummies like me.
3M masking film is amazing at attracting the dust away from the paint. A skirt of from the rail down to the floor (in this video example) would make a big difference. I have painted my van and various car and parts over the years masking with the film vs paper or plastic, often folks don't believe it was sprayed outside. But it won't attract the flying critters. Not painting at night, the less likely that giant moth lands on the hood.
Darn! If you would have done this work and posted it 6 months ago Andy, I would have used this process to paint my console and engine box cover. Now, I’m thinking sand both pieced down and start over again using the system you demonstrated here. Great work and video, l learned a lot.
Spectacular result even though you have some colour blotches. I guess that more build would fix that and also give a bit more paint for when you wet sand and polish. All I can say is WOW, I have seen spray jobs that don't look as good. The great part about this paint is that a scrape or scratch can be easily done. Great job Miller!!!
Nice detail, teaches me how far one needs to go with sanding and tacking to get a good finish. I never knew before, this lets me know how many steps to take. Great to learn how to eliminate tipping as well. By the way I use the Festool HEPA Dust extractor as I assume you do as well. I also use the Grizzly HEPA "low noise" dust extractor for my sliding saw, jointer and shaper. It is 1.5 HP and good for two tools at a time, it is on a mobile base, so easy to move around if one needs to (eliminates permanent ducting $$$). In any case since installing Grizzly DE I see virtually no dust in my garage shop when using larger machines. None on my wife's dark blue Cherokee. I am really impressed with the results of using these two HEPA extractors. I do orbital sanding with the Festool and have cut many sheets of Apple-ply.
Nice video. Dupont has been making a rolling additive for years. I used it to roll out AwlGrip on a 23 Formula 2 years ago. Was my first time and came out very well. I think I just did two coats. I just used to 4' foam rollers. The guy that told me about the additive did a 45' Hatteras hull outside and it looked amazing.
Andy great video and good information. I have a 1977 Catalina 22 and I think this is the way to go as for painting the boat. I think I'll start sanding and prepping.
It's all in the preparation, we used the paint cars in a gas station bay, we would hang plastic drop sheets making a big tent and keep the floor wet, we used to use lacquer type paint, of course, we sprayed but it came out pretty darn good, but of course it was on the prep work. For a rollout paint job, that boat turned out pretty good.
Over sanded the primer and the paint before the last coat. There was no need for the guide coat on the yellow. Before the final coat a wet sand with a long block was that was needed to eliminate the orange peel. Do they make a clear or can the paint be cut and buffed?
Wow, looks great Andy. That Festool sander is great. I've got an older version (metal body and heavier), it's seen years of sanding and still going strong. I have since bought multiple Festool sanders/routers of different sizes, great machines. Cheers
Love what you have to say about Alexseal. So much so that I made enquiries for my own boat build. New Zealanders would have to import these products from Australia, plus pay the added cost of importing dangerous goods. It was outlandishly cost prohibitive. A pity really because there is a lot , a LOT, of boat work that goes on here. Thanks for sharing your wonderful skills Andy.
YESSSS!!! Your demo boat is looking beautiful and I've taken a lot of information from the process to use on my own project but I have to say, I am super excited to see you get back to work on the Bertram!!! Keep up the good work sir!
Ha! Tooo funny... I watched because I'm considering doing my 14' Cobia Sunskiff... (a whaler knock off/ wannabe)! If I painted and decaled it as such, most ppl would mistake it for one! Same tri-hull, and freeboard, etc...
Andy I have never painted and I just purchased the sky blue for my formula. Ended up with some good amount of orange peel but after a good sanding and this video, I think I’m back on track! Thanks
I'm inspired...I might try this on my fiberglass hood on my peterbilt semi truck..I knew a guy who hand rolled three of his cabover kenworth and it looked like a professional spray job..inspired by your work cheers from besieged 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
I refinished a 18' center console with 2 part Interlux Perfection roll and tip by myself Blue Glow White [BGW] topside and their Fighting Lady Yellow [FLY] on the hull with a Petit black bottom and red double line bootstrap. Interluxes FLY was way thicker than the BGW and I was continually adding reducer. I love roll and tip better gloss than spraying, at least what I have experienced with Interlux Perfection line. What I saw in your vid with the self-tipping - damn sure makes the job a hell of a lot easier. Don't know the chemistry behind it but it sure looks like their additive is somehow doing a nice dance reducing the surface tension of the paint to weaken the thin bubble caps and as the paint starts laying down pulls on and breaks the bubble without adversely influencing sags and runs. Nice Stuff for sure. And nice video as usual.
Can I make a suggestion that will save alot of work& time in dealing with the texture in your primer & gelcoat? And save you from having to do all these processes using guide coat , you can avoid the undesireable surface texture ,and all the sanding needed by when you spray your coats of paint on last spray coats use sheets of Velum,it's a silk like paper, it's shiny surface on the paper,toward the wet paint,lay the paper and evenly smooth out any bubbles with a paint roller,, once this dries you can peel the Velum off leaving a very smooth surface that matches the surface of the shiny paper,then any wrinkle marks you may have left in the now hardened paint can easily be sanded flush to the rest of the surface.hope this helps.try it if you understood me,I used to work for Trident Yachts back in the day,in Tampa on Tyson ave,and this is a trick we used to save on labor time.
I used the 5018 rolling additive on the pop top for my catalina 22. I rolled it only. It looks great. I did polish a few places that bugs got in but not the entire top. Its on my shelf and I’ll continue to use the additive for and rolling i do in the future. Thanks for the video.
Andy, you amaze me with your talent. I am going to be outside painting my hull in spring and painting it. It will be outside I have little space to confine to build a paint booth with plastic protection from the elements. The sailboat is on a cradle and I don't have a trailer to move it. Any suggestions from you or anyone else would be very much appreciated.
A question I had was the speed you set for your sander. But WOW, that you can achieve that with a roller. Is it feasible to build a tent over the project rather than spending a week to clean the entire building?
This product looks awesome. I've done a few 30'-ish boats in the open air (boatyard) with roller and tipping foam brush and had some pretty awesome results - even with single part poly - very persnickety stuff though - found it went on best in early morning with very very high fog! (central coast CA) - not what I would have though - anyway - this stuff looks amazing!!! Maybe I missed it??? but for you "highlights reel" can you talk about ambient temp and what the range and need for temp control is. Also, I'd be very interested to see how this product would wet sand and buff. THANKS!!! Awesome --- good luck on the drywall home-work!
JP - I was surprised to watch you use a rotary sander and a guide coat. I've always been told to block sanding with long blocks to eliminate wave/texture. But your results speak for themselves! Cheers!
I used this additive when i was touching up my boat in flag blue, came out way better than expected i haven't buffed it and I was showing someone an area i did and they couldn't tell i had done it. Rolling the rest of the boat in the spring. I did it at 14 deg and it worked, later in the afternoon the temp dropped to 12 and it didn't work on that area, came out very rough, so watch your temps. Overall super happy, I even bought a spray reducer etc to use an airbrush but i think i don't need that at all the roller did an amazing job.
sold on Alexseal. thanks for the video and showing the flaws if you sand through the primer. i just wish it wasn't such a long drawn out process. I saw the bubbles popping a second time when you did the fighting lady yellow on the topside.
Save your back! For low work, get a low auto-style rolly seat to take the load off your back while doing long low sanding work, or ANY works down low. GREAT video, as usual.
That is seriously impressive what a great finish. Hope family doing ok Andy and hope you had a good Thanks giving; wish you all well for the future. Great videos again and always enjoyed and appreciated.
Just love your videos I learned so much watching your channel I’m doing my own boat and I’m just trying to absorb as much information as I can thank you for doing these
FYI I like to use the baby Tylenol syringes for the fine measuring. I liked it so much I went and got a couple of the big ones for measuring the reducers too.
Word of caution using syringes... some medical grade syringes use silicone based lubricant to lube the plunger. Silicone contamination will cause fish eyes and ruin an otherwise fine paint job. I have learned this the hard way... which caused many uplanned hours of sanding a very hard alexseal spray job.
I often get "nits" on the finish, likely due to dust. Would love to see an episode on final polishing to give that smooth finish. I also get that with varnish finishes. It always frustrates me as I feel I am otherwise getting a very nice finish, like yours here, but it is marred by these little specks.
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I have Hunter 170, which hull is on top ABS plastic. Do you think that this Alexseal paint will be good for it?
Thanks
The Redtree Foam rollers are much better than the mohair. They leave zero lint, smooth it perfectly, and they are solvent resistant. I painted the hull of my Mako with a single roller after quitting the mohair rollers. No matter what I did, it always left lint.
Sweet - I was going to buy some through Fisheries, but I appreciate your videos so much, more than happy to put the money in your hands instead!
Would this paint work well on a motorhome?
Are there any dealers in Alaska, I have a drift boalt I am refinishing.
You are the only guy I know that can get thousands of people to watch paint dry and like it. Keep up the good work
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nice... true...
Best comment ever.
Slow it down
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I painted my Roberts 45 with Alexseal, by the time i was onto the 3rd coat i had quite an audience in the boatyard, even the professional painter could not believe the incredible finish. I could actually hear comments about the tiny bubbles left behind me when i was moving down the hull....and then...the magic happens...it flows and flattens down to an amazing finish.
I got onto this paint a few years back when you first tried it. Thanks Andy, im confident i have the best roller painted Roberts 45 on the planet
Just a suggestion from an OLD mariner: consider not using a dark color like blue, black or dark green for your bottom paint. If you turtle your boat, those colors make it very hard for rescuers to see in the Blue of the ocean. I always use white or better still, red or international orange so I can be seen. Think about it.
Brilliant advice 👍🏼👍🏼
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Very good point, and that is why old school use fire orange.
To me, it looks like Red color anyway!
I’m not painting my boat orange just incase I flip the thing. That’s a little too careful in my opinion. If your that worried about being seen by rescuers, I’d get into a different hobby
Thank you Andy.....for this and all the other fantastic info you share.
FYI.....Last spring I switched to Alexseal for repainting my boat's (44' cutter) Royal Blue topsides.
Based on that experience, I thought I'd offer a few comments:
1. Alexseal's customer support (both local and national) was fantastic.
2. Their roll-on additive is a complete DIY game changer. As advertised, no tipping was needed to achieve an incredibly smooth, glossy finish. In fact, I found that trying to tip only hurt the paint flow.
3. The mohair roller I used to apply the first coat also left a bit of orange peel texture. Switching to a "cheap-o" foam roller (HomeDepot high density foam) for the subsequent coats basically solved that problem (I think the roll-on additive made this possible by eliminating all the excess foam roller bubbles).
4. I agree that it's pretty important to have a totally uniform substrate color. Any prep spots with different tones ended up "ghosting" thru my topcoat finish (even after three coats of dark blue).
5. Having a fairly consistent air temperature during the rolling process proved necessary for good, uniform paint flow (especially if working outdoors with dark colors on a large surface area).
Since re-painting the topsides, I have collected a few scratches and scuffs (why is new paint a magnet for this). So in the coming months, I am hoping to follow your previous Alexseal repair demo to fix these blemishes.
It that works out ...... then my gratitude for the Alexseal tip will be off the charts.
Many thanks in advance
Hey bud, been working on boats my whole life and I just wanted to say in case you have never tried it before. About the guide coats, I used to buy them and use them religiously and still do, however, I have adopted mixing red dye in some acetone and wiping the entire work surface with it. The initial sanding will knock the high spots off and leave the original surface color. What is left is all the low spots filled with red dye left behind from the evaporated acetone. Just a cool trick I learned from an old timer. I prefer this to be honest.
I’ve use machinists dye, this sounds cheaper!
I appreciate all the work you have done, just to show the results of a paint additive! I learned a lot from the entire process.
This is beautiful finish. I had an experience with painting a fiber glass hull 15 years back on a 25' pilot house. Boat was quite scuffed up everywhere so decided it needed painting to cover all this putty, luckily a friend came to help, he is Classic Marine Carpenter and he wanted to use Bi-Component polyurethane Perfection from major brand and actually not many competitors at the time. He rolled the paint, 2 primer / 2 finish coats. I was amazed how someone could roll the paint with basic roller and then just say simply "ok don't look, don't touch, just let the paint do it's job of stretching" he almost kicked me of the site because I was going to remove flies in non dried paint. The final result was amazing with very little orange peel effect, still a bit more than on your video judging from the quality of the image. I sold that boat 4 years later and it was still very shiny without having done any particular maintenance to it. Just this summer I saw the boat again and it still looks great. I've had gelcoat finished boats since and at times I miss the easiness of paint. For example after a party fishing squid when there is ink everywhere it was so easy with paint just to spray saltwater to get it off. (Non porous). Just completed 24' center console rubbing due to newly purchased 2006 Carolina Blue boat was very (very very) oxidized. Got great results, very satisfying but knowing even with good wax this will only last so long. Again, great job and thanks for all videos.
I followed all your advice, (watched all your videos) and painted my 34 PEQUOD last September (outside/by myself).
Interlux Prekote (grey)
Interlux Brightside
(Flag Blue)
4" Mohair minis, roll/no time for tipping
Turned out amazing, with 2 coats, sand and final in the spring cause it got too cold.
I could not/would not have done it without you.
Thanks, for all you do.
Next time use interlux perfection. Bright side will not hold up
They are years behind Andy. I restored a 1958 Peterborough ten years ago. two coats with a brush no sanding, no tipping,. and it came out like polished lacquer. no imperfections and no messing around with the mixing .and looks as good today as it did then.
love your channel keep up the good work.
Andy, I have zero doubt you have just convinced many more people who have never painted anything in their lives to paint their boats. Myself included. So many thanks and good luck with the kitchen.
"That additive is money!" No Andy, you are! I know it is a lot of work - the job itself, the filming and the editing and all things in between. Please keep producing these types of incredibly helpful and wonderful to watch "How to's" Thank you very much, my project is moving quite slowly, but I wouldn't have it any other way!!
You may want to try using a foam (hotdog) roller!
@@davidcarlile551 what's one of those??
@@adl2005 looked like it may have been a super fine nap roller
@@davidcarlile551 Reducer is like acetone and it will melt any foam roller.
My favorite thing about UA-cam is stumbling across channels where you can tell the person is skilled and passionate about what they do. Great content, great painting.
Andy, Thank you for everything you do. Watching you work is truly like watching Picaso work....Amazing.
I love the honest critique of your work and the depth you go into the product and application . Bravo
Best videos on utube when it comes to diy boat paint. I am so grateful that I am acutely going to send him some money for posting them. My first time paint job came out fantastic. Alexseal is the bomb!!
Followed these instructions EXACTLY and am thrilled with the mirror-like finish on the boat. Message to others: do not mess with success. This process works!
I love the way you show both how to and how not to in the same video. All the things amateurs will tend to do and which make an amateur job so obvious together with all the really good tips make this a great video. Thanks
Wet the floor, hang a grounding chain on the boat to floor, keeps static charge from attracting dust
Hi, I have been painting everything that fly's, floats or drives for just over 50 years, the pig tails you speak of are from load up of sand paper, those sticking parts are exactly as you said from Not fully cured primer or paint, Let the Paint cure another day then, Unless you have very pressing time constraints=( life or death in my case),,,,,,,, The way to save that sanding paper are to use a wide and razor sharp thin steel spatula/Scraper and run it gently across the paper to POP the stuck paint ring OFF, then SLAP the paper surface a couple of times to dislodge other fine particles, this action will Extend the use of the paper about 30 to 50% more time/use, stubborn spots are the reason I use a small tooth brush size stainless wire brush in my shirt pocket to massage the spot to a cleaner state.
I have recently discovered your outstanding channel and learn from you, Great work Sir. Best Regards.
I am glad that you made this a complete video instead of making it a two parter. I sat and watched from Australia and from here, she looks great. The colour scheme, I think, is very impressive. I wonder if you are going to polish the boat to remove any dust particles like they do on the car channels I watch. The good thing is that you took your viewers' comments to heart and painted the boat this way instead of half and half as you suggested initially. I have enjoyed this series and can't wait for the completion of the project and then back into Bertie for more enjoyment.
Andy - any chance you’re going to do a video on wet sanding, compounding and polishing out the dust nibs? Would love to your process on that! Great content, thanks!
Was gonna suggest the same, would be cool to see the demo boat with some final perfection steps to get rid of the dust particles or dive bomb bugs. Just to see how well this process could come out..
He has done some of it, last year, but check out Sail Life, Andy helped Mads completely redo his 38-foot sailboat, It goes over all of the "Oh glorious sanding" Great channel!
@@chiphalvorsen4252 just waiting on mads'next instalment now!..
Definitely would love to see it wet sanded and polished out
@@chiphalvorsen4252 You are correct, Boat Works and Sail Life are the two best boat related vlogs out there. I'd give up every other vlog just to keep these two channels. Best content, humor, and advice out there.
I can't believe that was rolled. It was a pleasure watching you work and listening to your explanation. Thank you.
You really showcased this product... Whether folks choose to purchase Alexseal or not, they now have the option... If I were prepping for such a project your VAST AMOUNT of work put into this demo of the product would be a wealth of help... Thanks!! I do have a 76 Whaler I've been considering painting, and watching this makes me interested in Alexseal.
Great video! It's an amazing finish, and there are other benefits to rolling over spraying: reduced equipment requirements, easier cleanup, less skill required, and much less environmental waste. Kudos to Alexseal
I found you when I starting to restore an old Mako for Coast Guard Aux use and have followed you for a few years. I have switched to building a teardrop trailer that I will epoxy and glass over wood. I was going to bedline it but you have convinced me to roll it out with Alexseal. I have learned so much, not just to put it in to use. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for sharing the process! Because of your videos I'm almost ready for primer on my late uncles 1973 Kona jet boat. Thank you for sharing the process with the rest of us
Been learning more about boat repair and finish options from these UA-cam clips. Appreciate the Teaching - Sharing Info Style. Thank You for passing along knowledge obviously based on study plus personal experiences.
Hi Andy. WOW what a fantastic job by just rolling no tip. Congratulations Alexseal, its a winner for boating DIY. Awesome video thanks 😊
I love watching your work with fiberglass patches and finishes! I feel very inspired to do my own work as well after watching your interesting videos!
I know a "long form" video like this is a lot of work, but I really enjoyed it! Very much appreciated!
NEvEr been so exited to watch paint dry, love you man
I painted a Nissan pickup with dark blue rust oleum paint, 3 coats sanding the orange peel 1/2 gone between coats. Final coat no sanding. Make sure the coats are really dry/cured before sanding. Turned out great. The fantastic thing about rolling is no overspray. I have sprayed in the past with enamel everything has overspray (nasty)
Tip: I used a piece of glass to even out the paint on the roller.
It is amazing how much real estate you can cover with a 4 inch roller.
Thank you Andy!
I finished my boat rebuild two years ago with which you were most helpful with the fiberglassing of the decking material. I bought this small aluminum 16.5 Lowe Sea Nymph that had seen better days and gutted it. Putting it back together using marine grade plywood decking was a real challenge but with your help along with others I pulled it off rather nicely I think. The boat is much better than when new and solid as a rock. I still enjoy watching your projects as I love to learn new things and watching master craftsmen like yourself do their thing. Carry on smartly Andy and Merry Christmas! :)
Who knew watching paint dry could be so entertaining! Looks fantastic.
being a painter myself you really need your base coat (primer) to be solid whatever color you choose. when we do chaulkboard paints which are semi-Transparent, if the base coat isnt solid it shows thru the topcoat everytime. put a good base coat down and sometimes you can get away with 1 topcoat instead of 2 top coats for coverage. I dont have to worry about paint so I apply a good base coat and 2 top coats on everything I do. Always turns out Nice
I never knew about dry guide coat. I'm getting ready to repaint my sailboat and I want it to look as perfect as possible. Thank you for this video. It will save me from wasting all this money I spent on Awl Grip and my paint job will be so much better than it would have.
Two thumbs up to you for this episode! You have always had good content on your channel, but this one was in another league completely, way way better then what anyone could wish for on UA-cam. Thank you! If UA-cam had an Oscar, I´d vote for you :)
Awesome work! That looks like an incredible product. You can really see it working as it smooths out the roll marks between 41:05 - 41:20. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this project. There’s a lot of great info here.
Glorious glorious sanding 😎
Excellent result 👍👍👍😊
Next week Boatworks today drywalling!!!!!!!
Thank you so much. I sprayed my sailplane elevator with 501 last year and I'll be rolling my sailplane fuselage this winter with 501. I'm really excited about the roller additive. I'll let you know how it goes. Can't thank you enough for the videos, so many of them have been instrumental for my projects.
Another reason i love your channel. You always have the coolest 12 string guitar licks.
Thank you very much. I have a project boat that has been in the finishing stage for five years, and I am just going to be satisfied if it is watertight, UV-protected, and moderately smooth in the next three weeks. But man, what an organized, experienced, craftsman can achieve! Great fun to watch, and I learned some things too.
Hi, Andy. This is another terrific demonstration of the latest refinement in AlexSeal's promising new paint system. Just one suggestion: At 34:50 in the video, you do a short "actual speed" segment as you roll the final coat of yellow onto the topsides. I, personally, think this is/was a really important addition and should be a part of showing us EVERY stage in the prep and painting processes. Otherwise, we run the risk of moving the DA too fast (or too slowly) as we sand, and the roller too fast (or too slowly) as we paint. So PLEASE keep those "actual speed" segments coming!
Andy, this is one of your best videos ever. I know the amount of time that goes into editing and producing a video of this length and quality. Thank you!
Brother, you are a true artisan!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills, and abilities with the world!
Great results! I've done that "roll and roll" technique with Brightside and a bit of brushing reducer and got really good results on a completely vertical surface, done outside. I found that the lightest touch on the re-roll to take out the bubbles was key - any heavier and it would leave roller lines instead of flattening them.
Would always use a high build primer with a long board to get a really fair hull finish, orbital sanders leave you with soft dishes in the surface.
around 50 years ago I used a silicon wax additive to prevent fish eyes caused by wax contaminate . the fizzing effect you demonstrated is exactly similar to the way the additive did its thing . a first glance at your work clearly shows the quality and finish which is achievable using a simple roller .. nice tip on the loose napp removal .
Andy, I've only tipped and rolled a 28 foot Sharpie. It turned out quite nice. But when i repaint my trimaran I am going to use Alexseal. Thanks for the righteous heads up on this new product....btw...try painting outdoors when the grape vineyards are blowing insecticides and it is is blowing 10-15 knots in Napa. I swear to God...i had to sand out blisters from hell at least a half dozen times over a week. It was infurating. Love your videos. You are priceless for dummies like me.
3M masking film is amazing at attracting the dust away from the paint. A skirt of from the rail down to the floor (in this video example) would make a big difference. I have painted my van and various car and parts over the years masking with the film vs paper or plastic, often folks don't believe it was sprayed outside. But it won't attract the flying critters. Not painting at night, the less likely that giant moth lands on the hood.
Lovely boat, great paint job. 10/10. Thanks for the education.
Darn! If you would have done this work and posted it 6 months ago Andy, I would have used this process to paint my console and engine box cover. Now, I’m thinking sand both pieced down and start over again using the system you demonstrated here. Great work and video, l learned a lot.
Wow , Andy great job man , and great paint , you can literally see that stuff bubble and then go to a high end finish , loved it nice work.
Spectacular result even though you have some colour blotches. I guess that more build would fix that and also give a bit more paint for when you wet sand and polish. All I can say is WOW, I have seen spray jobs that don't look as good. The great part about this paint is that a scrape or scratch can be easily done. Great job Miller!!!
Nice detail, teaches me how far one needs to go with sanding and tacking to get a good finish. I never knew before, this lets me know how many steps to take. Great to learn how to eliminate tipping as well.
By the way I use the Festool HEPA Dust extractor as I assume you do as well. I also use the Grizzly HEPA "low noise" dust extractor for my sliding saw, jointer and shaper. It is 1.5 HP and good for two tools at a time, it is on a mobile base, so easy to move around if one needs to (eliminates permanent ducting $$$). In any case since installing Grizzly DE I see virtually no dust in my garage shop when using larger machines. None on my wife's dark blue Cherokee. I am really impressed with the results of using these two HEPA extractors. I do orbital sanding with the Festool and have cut many sheets of Apple-ply.
Nice video. Dupont has been making a rolling additive for years. I used it to roll out AwlGrip on a 23 Formula 2 years ago. Was my first time and came out very well. I think I just did two coats. I just used to 4' foam rollers. The guy that told me about the additive did a 45' Hatteras hull outside and it looked amazing.
You are a very polished speaker and excellent presenter.
Thank you. I had a bit of anxiety about having to paint my boat for the first time. You really made me feel better about it. Now i'm not stressed out.
Andy great video and good information. I have a 1977 Catalina 22 and I think this is the way to go as for painting the boat. I think I'll start sanding and prepping.
It's all in the preparation, we used the paint cars in a gas station bay, we would hang plastic drop sheets making a big tent and keep the floor wet, we used to use lacquer type paint, of course, we sprayed but it came out pretty darn good, but of course it was on the prep work. For a rollout paint job, that boat turned out pretty good.
Excellent! Thorough and informative -- Well Done! Thank you, very much. 🙂
Over sanded the primer and the paint before the last coat. There was no need for the guide coat on the yellow. Before the final coat a wet sand with a long block was that was needed to eliminate the orange peel. Do they make a clear or can the paint be cut and buffed?
Wow, looks great Andy. That Festool sander is great. I've got an older version (metal body and heavier), it's seen years of sanding and still going strong. I have since bought multiple Festool sanders/routers of different sizes, great machines. Cheers
I love your consistent methodology. Great videos all. Thank you!
Love what you have to say about Alexseal. So much so that I made enquiries for my own boat build. New Zealanders would have to import these products from Australia, plus pay the added cost of importing dangerous goods. It was outlandishly cost prohibitive. A pity really because there is a lot , a LOT, of boat work that goes on here. Thanks for sharing your wonderful skills Andy.
Super video. Very well detailed and a man who is not afraid to admit the little imperfections.
YESSSS!!! Your demo boat is looking beautiful and I've taken a lot of information from the process to use on my own project but I have to say, I am super excited to see you get back to work on the Bertram!!! Keep up the good work sir!
Andy, thanks for building my confidence to continue with my ‘68 Whaler 13’. You are so awesome !
Ha! Tooo funny... I watched because I'm considering doing my 14' Cobia Sunskiff... (a whaler knock off/ wannabe)! If I painted and decaled it as such, most ppl would mistake it for one! Same tri-hull, and freeboard, etc...
Andy I have never painted and I just purchased the sky blue for my formula. Ended up with some good amount of orange peel but after a good sanding and this video, I think I’m back on track! Thanks
I'm inspired...I might try this on my fiberglass hood on my peterbilt semi truck..I knew a guy who hand rolled three of his cabover kenworth and it looked like a professional spray job..inspired by your work cheers from besieged 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
Wow! First time I've ever seen that type of product used and am truly amazed. Thanks for sharing
I refinished a 18' center console with 2 part Interlux Perfection roll and tip by myself Blue Glow White [BGW] topside and their Fighting Lady Yellow [FLY] on the hull with a Petit black bottom and red double line bootstrap. Interluxes FLY was way thicker than the BGW and I was continually adding reducer.
I love roll and tip better gloss than spraying, at least what I have experienced with Interlux Perfection line. What I saw in your vid with the self-tipping - damn sure makes the job a hell of a lot easier. Don't know the chemistry behind it but it sure looks like their additive is somehow doing a nice dance reducing the surface tension of the paint to weaken the thin bubble caps and as the paint starts laying down pulls on and breaks the bubble without adversely influencing sags and runs.
Nice Stuff for sure. And nice video as usual.
Best prep and paint series I've ever seen.
Can I make a suggestion that will save alot of work& time in dealing with the texture in your primer & gelcoat? And save you from having to do all these processes using guide coat , you can avoid the undesireable surface texture ,and all the sanding needed by when you spray your coats of paint on last spray coats use sheets of Velum,it's a silk like paper, it's shiny surface on the paper,toward the wet paint,lay the paper and evenly smooth out any bubbles with a paint roller,, once this dries you can peel the Velum off leaving a very smooth surface that matches the surface of the shiny paper,then any wrinkle marks you may have left in the now hardened paint can easily be sanded flush to the rest of the surface.hope this helps.try it if you understood me,I used to work for Trident Yachts back in the day,in Tampa on Tyson ave,and this is a trick we used to save on labor time.
Thank you for the level of detail for this paint system. I'll be coming back to this series of videos more than once.
I love that you still use your little daughter’s voice at the end of the vid. She must be a lot older by now.
replaced the transom on my '76 170 cc
aquasport used alot of your techniques and products turned out great and saved me some $$$$ thanks
I used the 5018 rolling additive on the pop top for my catalina 22. I rolled it only. It looks great. I did polish a few places that bugs got in but not the entire top. Its on my shelf and I’ll continue to use the additive for and rolling i do in the future. Thanks for the video.
When ii's practical to do so .I put a plastic sheet above the boat to stop dust raining down .It def...... does help.Great vids
Andy, you amaze me with your talent. I am going to be outside painting my hull in spring and painting it. It will be outside I have little space to confine to build a paint booth with plastic protection from the elements. The sailboat is on a cradle and I don't have a trailer to move it. Any suggestions from you or anyone else would be very much appreciated.
Can I used a5018 additive with any kind of paint? Even cheap paint for boat from home depot?
Your videos are great and I love how informative you are. Thank you for your content.
The dry guide coat is Carbon Black. Mostly used as a pigment in black ink, but better known as soot.
I once worked at a plant that produced it.
“Ooooh that looks good” yes! Nice yelowww for sure✌🏼
Well done, looks great!!!! Thanks for all the help over the years.
A question I had was the speed you set for your sander. But WOW, that you can achieve that with a roller. Is it feasible to build a tent over the project rather than spending a week to clean the entire building?
This product looks awesome. I've done a few 30'-ish boats in the open air (boatyard) with roller and tipping foam brush and had some pretty awesome results - even with single part poly - very persnickety stuff though - found it went on best in early morning with very very high fog! (central coast CA) - not what I would have though - anyway - this stuff looks amazing!!! Maybe I missed it??? but for you "highlights reel" can you talk about ambient temp and what the range and need for temp control is. Also, I'd be very interested to see how this product would wet sand and buff. THANKS!!! Awesome --- good luck on the drywall home-work!
Wow. Just wow. I gotta paint my hull here this spring. This seems to have come along just in time. Thank you so much for all you do!
JP - I was surprised to watch you use a rotary sander and a guide coat. I've always been told to block sanding with long blocks to eliminate wave/texture. But your results speak for themselves! Cheers!
I used this additive when i was touching up my boat in flag blue, came out way better than expected i haven't buffed it and I was showing someone an area i did and they couldn't tell i had done it. Rolling the rest of the boat in the spring. I did it at 14 deg and it worked, later in the afternoon the temp dropped to 12 and it didn't work on that area, came out very rough, so watch your temps. Overall super happy, I even bought a spray reducer etc to use an airbrush but i think i don't need that at all the roller did an amazing job.
sold on Alexseal. thanks for the video and showing the flaws if you sand through the primer. i just wish it wasn't such a long drawn out process. I saw the bubbles popping a second time when you did the fighting lady yellow on the topside.
Save your back! For low work, get a low auto-style rolly seat to take the load off your back while doing long low sanding work, or ANY works down low. GREAT video, as usual.
That is seriously impressive what a great finish. Hope family doing ok Andy and hope you had a good Thanks giving; wish you all well for the future. Great videos again and always enjoyed and appreciated.
Just love your videos I learned so much watching your channel I’m doing my own boat and I’m just trying to absorb as much information as I can thank you for doing these
aye, this man is a national treasure!
Andy just a tip, shelf paper get a roll use that to deshed your rollers. Works for me. Fantastic information and great video as always !
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Best teacher ever award!
You fed us with great knowledge with us on a budget. Thank you for your time to share with mankind!
That would be a great boat to donate to the WEBLOS. Perfect color scheme. All you need is a little tartan trim. Great job, keep up the hard work
FYI I like to use the baby Tylenol syringes for the fine measuring. I liked it so much I went and got a couple of the big ones for measuring the reducers too.
Word of caution using syringes... some medical grade syringes use silicone based lubricant to lube the plunger. Silicone contamination will cause fish eyes and ruin an otherwise fine paint job. I have learned this the hard way... which caused many uplanned hours of sanding a very hard alexseal spray job.
@@michaelcoburn4370 So we can spray this as well? In your opinion, would spraying turn out better?
I often get "nits" on the finish, likely due to dust. Would love to see an episode on final polishing to give that smooth finish. I also get that with varnish finishes. It always frustrates me as I feel I am otherwise getting a very nice finish, like yours here, but it is marred by these little specks.