Can a D.I.Y. paint job be as good as a professional would do? Painting our narrowboat PROPERLY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- Is it possible for us - two amateur DIYers - to paint our narrowboat and get a finish that's ALMOST as good as professional would achieve? We know it's a BIG challenge as the pro's paint in heated paint shops, that are dust free and they have all the tools and equipment they need - not to mention YEARS of training and experience!
However we are setting ourselves the challenge of painting the side of boat, outside with limited tools and a severe lack of experience - yet we want get the finish as close to 'perfect' as possible.
In this first episode we get stuck in by removing windows, the number plate and navigation lights before sanding the boat and giving it a coat of rust treatment. We also look at the steps we will need to take and discuss the items needed.
So please join us as we 'try to paint like a pro'.
View the second episode of our painting project here -
• Filling, Sanding and R...
View the third episode of our painting project here - • Painting Primer like a...
Some of the items we will be using are available here...
Aqua Steel Rust Converter - amzn.to/3xmOyIC
Tema Precision Masking Tape - amzn.to/3VNsaRS
Purdy Elite Monarch Paint Brushes - amzn.to/4euw9Kn
Boat Grey Oxide Primer - amzn.to/3xfPRJo
Boat Enamel Paint - amzn.to/3VKiVlv
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I use to paint boats in a yard. We started with 100 grit and a large 4x8 vibrating sander, then 220 to prime. Came out flat and smooth with minor filling. Sometimes skinning the whole boat. 30 to 100 footers. When fairing keels I used a large grinder with a 12"x12" aluminum plate mounted to it. It was like holding on to a helicopter. Lol!
The more I sand - the more ‘issues’ I’m finding, this certainly won’t be a quick job!
Just had the pleasure of chatting to you and seeing the new paint job in person. Just as you stopped in Clayton le moors. Good to meet you and love the new paint. Hope you got that prop cleared without to much trouble.
Nice to see you. There was a LOT of plastic round the prop along with a large canvas shopping bag.... One of the downsides to boat ownership is delving into the weed hatch! Hope your search for a bigger boat goes well. :)
The more prep you do better the end result. Keep up the good work.😊😊
Yes preparation is the key to good painting…
Hi Peter & Dawn we bumped into at the lock near wheellock near sandbach a few weeks back we were talking to you while the lock was filling Steve & Sandra on lady Bella just watched the video very good enjoyed watching very dusty job I suppose you are going to have to sand the other side down again due to the orange peel effect nothing you can do about it it is what it is I think you could sand that and give it another coat of primer this job you are doing not something I would want to tackle myself don't enjoy painting at the best of times even less when its 65ft each side then a roof as well NOOO .
great video guys hope you get the weather for it and we look forward to seeing the end results all the best Steve & Sandra Lady Bella.
@@stevecapper9321 hello! Yes remember talking to you.
The other side will need a sand back and sort out, at some point. I’m not keen on painting and the prep work involved so this is a real challenge for us - to do it ‘properly’! Fingers crossed all the effort is worthwhile!
Take care, and enjoy your cruising. 😁
You can get the chrome stripped from the chromed portholes ,something that most plating works should be able to do. A lot cheaper than replacement!
I will have a look into that, cheers
Nice job Peter and Dawn! All that prep work is exhausting, especially while on the canal and under the time pressure of limited sunlight and weather concerns. I have never painted a boat but, several cars so, was a bit surprised by all the coats of paint you were planning. However, with a steel boat sitting in water full time, that makes sense. I hope you are happy with the end result and you reward yourselves with the proper refreshments!
It does seem an excessive amount of paint - but that’s what the manufacturer recommends… lots of work ahead!
Another thing dawn forgot was Peters beers !!!😂
definitely!
This is such a useful vlog! Thanks for sharing what you're doing! Looks like hard work but it'll be worth it! I've been taking notes! Claire x
Hopefully the following videos will help as well, as we continue with the project... 😁
I love to see a job well done. Of course, you'll end up having to go back over the other side :)
Yes - I think this is going to be a ‘job for life’ as we will always need to do the ‘next bit’ that needs doing… at least we should get better and better at painting all the time! 😁
I have just started to sand and primer one side of our boat. I feel your pain 😂it’s a big job keep up the great work. Al & foxy
The side of a narrowboat doesn’t look so big until it’s time to paint it! 😂😂😂
😂 definitely. But it’s all worth the effort
What a great start to a long job. Well done both of you. Good luck with the work. It will be worth all the hard effort 😊
There is LOTS to do, but yes fingers crossed the effort is all worthwhile!
Hard work but very satisfying, love to DIY and paint myself so knowing you too it will be a great job . On your non project boat lol
Thankyou Jack 👍 Yes the job list on our 'not a project' boat keeps getting longer!
Doing a good job there both 👌 cant wait to see the next installment 😊
Thankyou Pat, hope you’re keeping well?
Painting is the one area where the truly "tight" thing to do is to spend the filthy lucre on good quality tools. Anything else is a false economy that you'll pay for later. preparation is probably the hardest bit. It takes a lot of patience to eperience the rewards!
Yes, we have ordered the top quality brushes and masking tape etc, no point letting the job down for the sake of a few quid (much as I don't like spending money!) Fingers crossed the effort and cost is worth it in the end.
you’ve got patience than me doing that!! type of thing i’d have done dropping the bit in the cut haha. looking forward to seeing how it turns out
There is going to be a LOT of sanding and prepping! Fortunately my magnet did find the screwdriver bit in the water.
@@WingingItBoatingonaBudget Haha, good to hear you retrieved the bit
Great vid, the two of you managed to make a video about prep work both fun and informative!
As I was watching it struck me what gifted teachers you are - we learn valuable skills without realising it, while we're enjoying "hanging out" with two of our favourite TH-camrs.
Peter would be a star teaching "shop" in secondary school, these are skills we will need and use throughout our lives (unlike, for example, algebra for most of us ...🥱)
My dad was a school teacher (he retired a number of years ago), maybe his teaching skills rubbed off on me. However the thought of being in the room with 30 kids makes my head explode! 😂
Glad you enjoyed the video… 😁
@WingingItBoatingonaBudget - His skills definitely live on in you! You'd be the teacher the kids would enjoy hanging out with because you come across as a "regular guy" not some boring or pedantic drone that would talk down to them.
Had a laugh at the thought of you standing in front of class, head exploding...🤯🤯🤯
Just discovered your fab channel and subscribed . Really interesting. ❤
Thank you! Hope you enjoy the upcoming videos as we continue to paint the boat… and continue travelling the waterways. 😃
Top (back breaking) job.
We had a good few aches and pains that evening and the following day - getting too old for this sort of work!
Great video
Thankyou! 😁
nice to meet you two at burscough 👍👍 bon voyage 👍👍
Likewise, we may well see you in a couple of weeks as we leave Liverpool and head back through Burscough.
Great job you’re doing there, Pete. Well done. Good idea about leaving the portholes till last. Only one criticism… you should be holding the camera with one hand and with a pint in the other, and Dawn should be doing the grafting, or least making you a bacon sandwich! Don’t tell her I said this or she’ll probably lamp me one should we ever meet up!!! 😉 😊
Thanks for the tips! I will make sure Dawn has the beer and bacon sandwiches for me next time (and yes she will wallop you!).
I loved the cartoon character face popping out starting around the 5 minute mark - I was seeing Marmaduke, or maybe an orange Barney, or maybe, showing my age and American heritage here, Albert Alligator from Walt Kelly's "Pogo" - (my all time favourite comic, wish we had him today, I'd love to see what the swamp gang had to say about today's political scene!)
I will have a look back and see what I think it looks like. 😁😂
Paint all window surrounds in black against the grey it should look fab
We are torn with what to do with the windows - They would look good all painted to match each other BUT I really don't want to paint the original solid brass ones...
Was anyone else distracted at the 9 minute mark by the smiley face on the side of the boat looking at Peter?
I will have to look back at the video and find that bit!
Yes! It came out early on, made me think how fun it would be to have cartoon characters gamboling down the side of the boat... but then, I have a Winnie the Pooh wall clock in my bathroom ...
Love watching your videos.
My farther is thinking of painting his boat himself, but is looking to use automotive paint as marine oxidizes too fast and less scratches.
Would this be an option for you guys?
If we were painting inside, using spray guns automotive type paints would be an alternative- but I don’t think would be too suitable to when painting out on the cut…
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Like watching paint dry.
Yep, sure was.
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Your portholes look like Procast Foundry Ltd make they come from Checkheaton Yorks check them out for new ones.
I will have a look at them… but unfortunately we haven’t really budgeted for new windows. 💴💴💴
Perhaps just the two to make them all match.
I found on You Tube > Generating Electric Power with my Wood Stove - Peltier Experiments Maybe may work for the narrowboats ?
I believe the small amount of energy they produce is too low to make it worthwhile. But something I'll definitely look into...
Guessing all that paint went in the canel ?
Unfortunately when doing jobs like this on a canal boat it's inevitable that some dust does end in the water. We did sweep most of it off the roof, stern, bow and gunnels though.
Don´t be to shure that a professional have made it better ... but for sure you made it more satisfying.
Didn't you?
Yes, very satisfying to see the job done by us...
“Its NOT a project”
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If you want to do it properly then you will have to take it back to bare steel, the sander you are using is useless for that. A 9" grinder with wire brush or better yet a paint stripping disk will save you hours of work.
Dawn......Please get some knee pads, i was cringing watching you kneel on the concrete....😵
We have a kneeling pad- not sure why Dawn didn't use it....