TotalBoat Topside Primer (Gray, Gallon)

This is some of my favorite paint. I’ve used on my boat two years in a row, my boat’s older and gets a lot of foot traffic on it although it did come a little damage last time I received it. I’m not sure that it lasted for years and years unless you take your old paint down really low.

after reading some negative reviews i contacted the distributor to find out about the product. with that conversation i decided to buy the primer, paint and thinner. i did 2 test spots with the paint and primer to make sure it performed as it should. The paint took about 15 hours to dry and the primer only a couple hrs. I have a 16 ft center console i am painting the inside , by the time i was finished the the beginning was dry to touch. The primer is thinner than the paint so i choose not to thin it out. i rolled a thin coat with a foam roller coverage was good with one coat but will likely do a quick 2nd coat just to be safe. do worry about the negative reviews, follow the directions and you will have no problems. i have my garage heated to about 68 degrees also

Repainted my pretty slippery topside paint. Satisfied with results and have gotten compliments. Generally followed manufacturer’s instructions. Biggest pain was taping. I was fortunate to have a good weather window. But still did it in stages, mostly to keep my dog from walking in it when it wasn’t dry. Primer dries quickly. First coat takes awhile to dry. Covers fairly well. Second coat dries much faster but still tried to avoid walking on it for a bit. My advise is to keep stirring/mixing it, in the can and even in the tray. I started off using a 6” foam roller but found that it didn’t spread the grit very well. I found that l had much better results with that when l switched to a 1/4” nap “regular” roller. Just my opinion. My deck already had a tannish color so l chose to go with the sand color. I think it looks nice but my only real concern with it will be keeping it clean. In that regard for the places where we (dirty dog feet) board amidships l have decided to put down some foam decking. Amazon carries different choices but l elected to use the Sailrite offering. Haven’t put it down yet but it’s on the list. I’m also putting some in the cockpit in front of the companionway. All in all, so far l am satisfied.

Excellent solution for worn carpet (marine application)

Well you have to be a boat painting fanatic / hermit / monk to sand your life away but this is the weird stuff that lets you build up the multi coats of paint base while you "block sand " your hull to an obsessive degree ..... pursuing happiness with your" Long board " Required viewing : the crazyies on youtube painting their show cars.......chase the fair hull like a white whale , nail down the dead flat finish prep that shows no reflective distortions ( find out what "guide coat " is ) Power buff the top coat after progressing to 3 M 5000 grit Do not want to use the boat as it is now too excellent to risk a scratch.......Saving the hull to be buried in as a Viking war lord made special custom fit tarp so no bird poop soils my final tomb furniture