ab1752
Crew Member
Do you find the zinc is really soft to the touch? I think that's what is on there now. Doing its job and for sure the last coats were sprayed on...thx
Bottom paint
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Do you find the zinc is really soft to the touch? I think that's what is on there now. Doing its job and for sure the last coats were sprayed on...thx
I went from regular bottom bait to teflon paint & realized a major fuel saving - a nice smooth full on a planing boat makes a big difference - heard a great story about some guy who had his bottom done with Rhino-liner on an AL boat - dropped his top speed by 15 MPH. Really smooth matters; get it done right.
brutus
Well-Known Member
Rino liner for bottom paint, thats f... funny, the poor guy who did this dont no the purpose of bottom paint that’s for sure lmao
I agree, to do it right, all old bottom paint has to be removed to the gel coat. It's all in the prep. I had my 25' boat professionally sanded, epoxy barrier coat applied and one coat of bottom paint was about $5,000. A proper bottom paint job will make a difference in fuel economy and speed. It's like the tires on your vehicle
Sir Reel
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I think it is kind of soft. Here is a picture of the drives after they were done. They had a coat of Interlux Trilux 33 first. I like that you can spray in all the hard to reach area's
ab1752
Crew Member
That looks about right. One gripe I have is they have always done a lackluster job of masking the steering ram. Important not to have a paint ring on there or it will damage the seal.
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It are worked on muh truck
brutus
Well-Known Member
LolHuh!!
