Painting The Hull

I re-taped the bottom strip in order to get a head start on making some progress with the Bristol beige.

A quick wipe down of the bottom strip area with 333

The first coat of Bristol Beige. I did not not tape the top line yet. The hull needed to dry at least 12 hours (at 72°) and I didn't want to put any tape on it yet.

I didn't like the look of beige strop on the hulll so I changed to OFF WHITE.

So with the hull drying for three days I felt it safe to tape the top strip

After 2 hours I had the top and bottom strips done for the first coat. Light coat is better or those drips will be back.

I lightly sanded with 220-grit, wiped down with 333 and put on a second coat and pulled that tape off.

This is one process of painting the hull of P35 using rollers and brushes using a one part Interlux©

The hull was painted during the same time period as the Deck and the Teak. Location is Melbourne Florida, outside

temperature during prep and painting averaged 72°, with always a light breeze and low humidity. It rained two days

after completing the hull. I had complete freedom at the yard to work and accomplish anything I needed to do.

(I used "Purple Wash" & green scrub pads. Wash and degrease to remove all old wax and mold

2^st step - Dings filled, Hull sanding using 120-grit sandpaper and a Wash Down

Sanding took almost 4 hours


Used a small tube of Bondo© to patch up a few Hurricane dock gouges. I didn't need that much just some touch-up areas. It sanded down nicely			Hull sanding with an orbital and 120-grit sandpaper. It took almost four hours to sand the hull and 8 sanding paper disks.

What Sandpaper to buy

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Final sanding of the hull. Took a lot longer than I thought

Final wash down done. Now ready for the 333 wipe down

Marking the Top and Bootstripe location


Instead of measuring the top line so I could replace it, I decided to tape over it and edge tape the bottom

I didn't need to try this method of holding the orbital sander but it might have prevented my sore shoulder. Cool idea.

3^rd step - Hull wipe down with Interlux© 333 to remove sanding dust and wax/mold

It took about 1 hour to apply the Pre-Kote©

			What type of Painting Tape (Chart complements DIY Magazine)


The pre-Kote went on well. Just covered the hull with 1 qt. Not a great looking paint job but a good undercoat.	I forgot to do the front stay attachment with tape. A lot things to tape on this boat.	I was going to open my second qt of Pre-Kote and do the deck-hull trim but the guy at the yard that paints boats said it won't make much of a difference and you can same that $30. Yea...

First coat took 1 qt completely and 1-1/2 hours. Temperature was 73° and 10% chance of rain.


The details	Roll and Tipping going on			Covered very nice for a first coat

I started with the stern area to learn how to do that roll and tip stuff		First coat reflection. Not bad	Clean up. I had just enough paint left in the can(s) to do some touch up after all the coats are done and fully dry.

Second coat took also 1 qt. Sanding took 1 hr. Painting took 1-1/2 hours for two.


I started sanding with 440-grit paper and soon found it was not strong enough		I changed to 220-grit and found it cut the runs better on the trim.	The sanding block is a must in order to get an even service	I finished up the sanding and wiped down the hull with a light coat of 333	Getting ready for the second coat. I cut the paint with 1/2 ounce of 333.	I got by dad in the tipping act

Much better than the first coat.	That reflection is getting better	Love that new look	I think another coat will do the trick


I tried to touch up a bad spot and it didn't work. You just have to wait till the coat is dry	I also needed to sand out a drip area. the top hull joint was notorious for drips.	The one and only bristle from the tipping brush. Yea, for a good brush here.	A place on the stern needed to be redone	I sanded the hull in places with 320-grit paper. I didn't get carried away here just in places	One more wipe down with 333	After using the tipping brush I cleaned it, wrapped it in a rag and stuffed it in a plastic glove until the next day
Based on the above, I decided to do a third coat

So instead of vertical rolling and horizontal brushing (tipping) I changed it around to get ride of the vertical lines that were staring to show. Turned out to be a good idea of my dads.				After two hours of drying, I removed the boot tape. This green car painting tape was into day 3 of it's 14 day life	The blue marine 3M tape worked better and didn't leave any glue scum.

Some places on the top teak toe rail will need to be re-sanded. If that's all I have to worry about from the blue paint, I'm happy.			So, after 3 hours drying for the third coat, it's starting to look much better than the second coat. That's it for the Dark Blue.

11^th step - Painting the Bootstrip and Top Strip

Hull is Finished !!

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(The guys at Interlux© were a great help and answered by dumb questions more than once. Their estimates were right on and the paint responded just as predicted. Yep, I would do it again with Interlux©)

Good Old Boat

Jan/Feb 2002

Topside Refinishing

Page 36 - Tom Casey

Lessons Learned

1- I painted from 9-3 each day, due to humidity in East-Central coast of Florida

2- I pulled new paint into old paint on the hull, left to right

3- Roll and Tip worked better with two

4- Roll a 2' vertical strip and tip horizontally with the brush then switch the direction for the last coat

5- Keep the tipping brush cleaned with 333

6- For my painting effort, 1 qt of Pre-Kote covered the hull as well as 1qt per coat for the Dark Blue. This held true for the second and third coats also.

7- My paint runs were because I had too much paint on the roller and didn't tip it out soon enough. Could have thinned it more also.

8- I could only paint one coat-a-day-drying time at 75°

9- I put on two coats of OFF WHITE for both the top and bottom strip.

10- I sanded by the numbers, (Hull)120-grit, (Pre-Kote)220-grit, (DARK BLUE)320-grit

11- I used 1/3 gal of 333 for wiping down the hull, 1-qt Pre-Kote, 3-qts of DARK BLUE (three coats), a new brush each time, same good quality tipping brush, a bundle of rags and 3 rolls of good tape.

12- From washing the hull to pulling the tape off the strips it took two weeks for one person.

How much paint will it take

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Interlux chart on quantity of paint needed for size of boat

Paint & Color

Topside (hull) - Dark Blue 3 qts

Deck Non-Skid - Bristol White 1-1/3 qts

Deck Trim - Off White 2/3 qt

Water-line strip - Off White

Hull Stripes - Off White

Undercoat - Pre-Kote 1 qt

Thinner and Cleaner - 333 1-gal (used also for the deck and teak)

Interlux Specs on One-Part Prep and number of coats

Interlux Painting "Tip & Roll"

"1 qt of cleaner should wipe down about 10' of boat." - DYI	"To check that all the wax is removed, lightly spray with water. If the water beads, degrease again." - Don Casey
The hull was wiped down with 333. It took about 1 hour to do the hull and to wipe down the deck teak. This cleaned up all the sanding dust that that the wash didn't take care of.


I choose to pull off the pre-coat taping and re-tape after the sanding. A lot things to tape on this boat. Don't use that Dollar Store tape. Go buy the 3M good stuff. I did try the Dollar Store tape and the blue color of the tape bled off on the hull. Not good to start off with!