Painting my rib!?

[ollyit]

Guy's its been a long time waiting I know, but heres the pics of my project,
she only cost me £300 pound and she is solid, the tubes have held air for over 8 months and still going! - are the patches on the side repair jobs do u know?

I really want to brighten up her appearence when I've jet washed her - Heard about this paint you can buy ribs is it any good and where can I get some please? - all comments or suggestions for the boat welcomed!

many thanks in advance , Olly

[Scary Des]

http://www.polymarine.co.uk/pm/

Olly try this lot for paint and try using black patches, they look like seats.

[ollyit]

thanks mate - ive emailed them for a price - waht do you mean by "they look like seats"? sorry if im being thick here

[jwalker]

Olly, if you paint it, do it the same colour because it does bruise off a bit. You can peel back the old patches with the gentle use of a hot air gun. Then you can replace them nicely. Polymarine will also sell you hypalon and 2402 adhesive.

[simmons0]

waht do you mean by "they look like seats"? sorry if im being thick here

Replace them with black patches and it just looks like a wear patch for people to sit on.

[simmons0]

Hang on, no they dont, the'll be on the side of the tubes not the top..

[ollyit]

thanks for you input so far guys, it is much appreciated

you say I can get hyperlon, Im not too sure what hyperlon is, is that to fix in place of the patches or for putting them back on with? thanks

[jwalker]

Hypalon is the fabric the tubes are made from.

[Rich L]

I've used the polymarine paint in the past. Really Good. Make sure you use one of those mini gloss style rollers to apply - very quick and easy.

[ollyit]

excellent, pleased im hearing such good things about this paint - how much did u pay for the paint do you mind me asking?

thanks

[Rich L]

Can't remember exactly but I remember that it was very expensive, something close to £30 for a 1 ltr tin (don't quote me). I used close to 2 of them on a 5m boat with large tubes.

I did get a bit of pealing here and there but I put that down to poor preparation.

[ollyit]

nice thanks for that,

my plan is,

*Wash the boat, thoroughly with soapy fairy liquid dry out throughly,
*get hold of some of the SRC paint, in the same colour as someone on here suggested earlier,
*get a small roller, to avoid paint streaks,

THe only think is preperation im not sure about, I know its not going to be like brand new, but Im willing to give it my best shot

How do you reckon I should prep her?

thanks for all your help so far, I will document and post all progress pics for all our reference

[Mike B]

Not sure if the stuff from Polymarine is similar to this from accross the pond or if this lot have a UK distributer. There is loads of info and FAQ's on their site.

http://www.allinflatables.com/shopping/paint/faqs.html

Cheers

Mike

[Rich L]

Follow the instructions on the tin I guess - I probably didn't. Obviously use masking tape on the bits you don't want to paint.

FYI, the very experienced guy who serviced my engine didn't realise it was a paint job till I told him. He couldn't believe it!