Here's a tip, prior to painting, put hot tap water in a bucket then set your rattle cans of paint inside , shake cans and repeat until cans are warm, the paint will atomize and flow way better plus every bit of the paint will be used! Especially if you use bedliner or undercoat paint.
Good video! I already did my old Lund, but I followed the same basic process as you showed. I like the Krylon and Rustoleum Farm and Implement paints; very affordable, easily available, and very durable. For small aluminum boats, a decent looking paint job doesn't require paint that costs $120 per gallon.
One more tip to add thanks to my dad in 1983. Rivets. He made a very solid 2inch + dowel from solid heavy metal. I should add the photo of it. Then with two guys one with the heavy dowel and one with a hammer and punch. Tap every rivet to seal up the boat. Ya it takes a while but my leaky boat was water proof. Once you find the first rivet together. You just say next. Tap tap. Next. Tap tap. Do this before you paint. I've had two of these tin boats and after selling the first one, I watched it drive off and said to myself, I'm going to regret this. And I did. So luckily my dad had one and gave it to me before he passed in 2004. I'll never sell it. One thing I miss from my old one is the extended wooden seat in the front. Which also was great for stuffing things under and of course. Using that seat to lean back on like a recliner. Using extra old life jackets for padding.
Good advice, for those who are lazy like me I bought a Ajax Tool Works - Rivet Set F/ 3/16In. Brazier Head Rivets (A1620) with an air hammer and used my bodywork dolly on the backside with a helper.
Great results, really like the color. I have an old aluminum boat, and she looks rough, but I am too sentimental to paint her. The faded paint is from being out in the summer sun on high adventures. The dents and dings are stories and character of a boat that has stories to tell. Big fish have been caught and even bigger fish got away for next time 😊
I've owned several aluminum boats in my lifetime and I even camouflaged a few that I hunted out of. I never repainted any of the others, because the factory paint was still in good condition. My last boat, a 14 foot Proline V-bottom, has no paint at all. This is the way it came from the factory and since I no longer hunt, I like it. When I first bought it (used) I replaced the wooden seat tops and they now have side by side pine 2X10's left natural and painted with clear a spar urethane. I just buffed the aluminum a little to make it shine and it looks great. After looking at many boats since then, I've come to realize that I'm the only person on my lake that has an unpainted aluminum boat!
This is pretty much the same method I used on my boat. Mine is a 16' and I painted the inside a matte gray and the outside a semi-gloss red. I also chose to leave the bottom unpainted as that was where the most wear would be. It's been good to go with no scratches since 2021.
Thanks for posting this video... I have an old v-hull that my Grandfather bought new in the late 1940's that needs some hardware refits and a TLC paint job... I'm gonna try your method, as I am not set up for big painting jobs, and this seems very doable and won't kill my budget...! I also subbed your channel!
This is excellent information for anyone considering refurbish8ng an aluminium boat. I'm doing my 13.5' Quintrex, and I've never attempted painting aluminium in the past. I was looking for a matt or low sheen option for the interior to reduce glare. The hammered finished looks excellent. I'm leaving the outside in brushed aluminium with probably 400 grit finish, maybe polish up below the waterline for really gliding through the water. Thanks for sharing 👍
Orange strip is great stuff for an Aluminum boat. Gluvit or Total Boat aluminum epoxy will seal up the bottom seams and rivets. Just in case. Primer, paint, done. Never, ever, ever use Flex-seal on your boat.
People please use Aluminum Oxide sanding discs can get at Harbor Freight, dont use sand paper, also use Marine Paint. DO NOT USE NON MARINE PAINT ON A BOAT.... Unless you want lung cancer use pink filters ONLY for sanding, do not use pink filters for painting. Use the appropriate white filters for painting..
My friend bought a boat with that stuff sprayed inside the boat whoever sprayed it did not prep the surface correctly and it started to peel in areas something to think about
I am surprised laser removal has not become more popular yet. Hopefully the market will have more rentable workshops in the future. Laser will burn all the organic material and leave the bare metal (no risk of denting the material in the process).
Back when paint strippers were far less environmentally friendly you'd be able to just hose the paint off after letting the chemicals sit for just a couple hours.
Would it be necessary to strip down an anodized hull down to bare metal? I've often wondered if a good spray paint would adhere to a clean anodized coating.
Use a self etching primer and then go back over it your color of choice. But clean everything with acetone and/or mineral spirits before you paint. Did a flat bottom boat like what you’re asking about eight years ago. Used a satin finish paint on the outside. Then hit it with some clear coat. Six years later still looks great. But you have to take your time and clean everything. I used duplicolor from O’Reillys. Then did the wrinkle paint on the inside and laid down some of the boat decking sticker stuff in a diamond pattern a few years later could not be happier with the results
If you sand the bottom to bare alluminum dont you need to protect it with something? Im working on a similar project and was hesitant to work on the hull .
There are coatings you can apply to delay oxidation. Oxidation will definitely dull the shine so if that is important to you then you should coat it. However, I find it's less expensive on small boats to just take a fine grit sand paper to it ever year or two to restore the shine. But if you don't, oxidation won't reduce the integrity of the hulls strength and it still looks pretty good after many years. Thanks for watching!
Might try smashing the rivets some more. My father has a boat similar to this one that always took on a little bit of water. I hadn't been out in it for over a decade and when we went out a few years ago it was worse than I remembered. After we were done I got out a hammer and dolly and we smashed the rivets tighter. Last I heard it still hasn't leaked a drop.
Just wondering if perhaps I should consider getting a can of Gluvit for the rivets and seams. Yes it will definitely increase the cost of the project as Gluvit is not cheap. 😏
I've used it on my old starcraft that I refurbished...bone dry in the boat, and that's with some rivets replaced with stainless bolts and nylon washers... its runny stuff, but works good...I applied to all the seams too for extra leak protection, inside and out.
probably a lot cheaper to get supplies and same paint at Manards , probably more like 100 bucks if you don't buy their paper and off brand tape that does the same as frog tape. Also can recycle amazon packing paper , that's what i use when restoring vintage tractors . I collect the packing paper every time , thank you Amazon !! If you watch your plastic rolls, paper , tape, and other cheaper items I'm sure you can get the cost down even further. Great job on the boat I have 14 ft Montgomery Wards ill be redoing soon.
Steel wire brush on aluminum is an invitation for galvanic corrosion between steel and aluminum. You should have used aluminum oxide sanding pads. Your respirator filters do nothing for paint fumes. Those filters are for dust particles only.
No need to paint the bottom of the boat because nobody sees it. Really, because it's an aluminum boat there's no need to paint any of it. Its painted for looks only.
I think that could work. But the amount of paint material that comes off a boat is more than you might think. I wanted to contain it and throw it in the garbage. if you have an area you don't mind making a big mess, go for it. It would save some time for sure. I also don't have a pressure washer, hence the scraping. Thanks for watching!
I'm officially confused. LOL I have spoken to Rustoleum here in Australia about using their paint on my aluminum tinny and they say not to use it. I have spoken to two different people at their office, and both gave me the same answer "We don't recommend it and you should use marine paint" ARGHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
@@lesboucher542we’ll aluminum doesn’t rust so that’s not the problem im pretty sure it’s the electrolysis but i use my unpainted nd painted jon boats they both work the same😭
Why didn’t you knock the dense out of it? It would’ve been very easy. Made the boat look much nicer. You need to know. Be glad to talk to you and show y’all. Tell you whatever you desire.
Here's a tip, prior to painting, put hot tap water in a bucket then set your rattle cans of paint inside , shake cans and repeat until cans are warm, the paint will atomize and flow way better plus every bit of the paint will be used! Especially if you use bedliner or undercoat paint.
Damn, I'll have to try this!
Amazing tip
This is true
Thank you
Makes total sense and Ive never tried this. Thanks!!
Good video! I already did my old Lund, but I followed the same basic process as you showed. I like the Krylon and Rustoleum Farm and Implement paints; very affordable, easily available, and very durable. For small aluminum boats, a decent looking paint job doesn't require paint that costs $120 per gallon.
I repainted an aluminum boat a while back and used spray on bead liner over a textured finish on the interior of the boat. It turned out pretty good.
I just bought an old 12’ Sears fishing boat. This is exactly what I needed to watch. Perfect timing. Thank you! 🙏🏻
One more tip to add thanks to my dad in 1983. Rivets. He made a very solid 2inch + dowel from solid heavy metal. I should add the photo of it. Then with two guys one with the heavy dowel and one with a hammer and punch. Tap every rivet to seal up the boat. Ya it takes a while but my leaky boat was water proof. Once you find the first rivet together. You just say next. Tap tap. Next. Tap tap. Do this before you paint. I've had two of these tin boats and after selling the first one, I watched it drive off and said to myself, I'm going to regret this. And I did. So luckily my dad had one and gave it to me before he passed in 2004. I'll never sell it. One thing I miss from my old one is the extended wooden seat in the front. Which also was great for stuffing things under and of course. Using that seat to lean back on like a recliner. Using extra old life jackets for padding.
Good advice, for those who are lazy like me I bought a Ajax Tool Works - Rivet Set F/ 3/16In. Brazier Head Rivets (A1620) with an air hammer and used my bodywork dolly on the backside with a helper.
Great video! I can’t wait to redo my old aluminum boat now! Thanks
This was a great job done to an old aluminum boat. Given today prices this is the way to go!!!
Great results, really like the color. I have an old aluminum boat, and she looks rough, but I am too sentimental to paint her. The faded paint is from being out in the summer sun on high adventures. The dents and dings are stories and character of a boat that has stories to tell. Big fish have been caught and even bigger fish got away for next time 😊
What a beauty, great job. She looks amazing.
Nice project.
The bare aluminum bottom looks great.
I've owned several aluminum boats in my lifetime and I even camouflaged a few that I hunted out of. I never repainted any of the others, because the factory paint was still in good condition. My last boat, a 14 foot Proline V-bottom, has no paint at all. This is the way it came from the factory and since I no longer hunt, I like it. When I first bought it (used) I replaced the wooden seat tops and they now have side by side pine 2X10's left natural and painted with clear a spar urethane. I just buffed the aluminum a little to make it shine and it looks great. After looking at many boats since then, I've come to realize that I'm the only person on my lake that has an unpainted aluminum boat!
Great quality video that is so encouraging and helpful and makes me smile:)
wow really great job . i like the idear of stripping the paint off ,great information thank you for shairing
This is pretty much the same method I used on my boat. Mine is a 16' and I painted the inside a matte gray and the outside a semi-gloss red. I also chose to leave the bottom unpainted as that was where the most wear would be.
It's been good to go with no scratches since 2021.
Thanks for posting this video... I have an old v-hull that my Grandfather bought new in the late 1940's
that needs some hardware refits and a TLC paint job... I'm gonna try your method, as I am not set up
for big painting jobs, and this seems very doable and won't kill my budget...! I also subbed your channel!
This is excellent information for anyone considering refurbish8ng an aluminium boat. I'm doing my 13.5' Quintrex, and I've never attempted painting aluminium in the past. I was looking for a matt or low sheen option for the interior to reduce glare. The hammered finished looks excellent. I'm leaving the outside in brushed aluminium with probably 400 grit finish, maybe polish up below the waterline for really gliding through the water. Thanks for sharing 👍
Well explained. Thanks for taking the time.
You're welcome! I hope it helped!
Nice video. I have restored the inside of my boat and ready for the outside. This video will help me tremendously. Big thanks!
Great tutorial! Thank you for the video.
And wire wheels are fine as long as there brass. They also sell scotch pad style discs for your grinder that work even better
I'd have used a pressure washer before the stripper and to remove the stripper after it did it's work. Nice video!
Thanks for sharing, doing the same thing to a 1966 mirrocraft 14ft aluminum boat right now.
Thanks for the amazing video…
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much!!
Rustoleum offers marine paint. Ebay has it listed for just $25 per quart.
I have the same exact boat. Mine is a 12ft. Nice paint job!
Same but 14 and I’m doing a refurbish on it as well.
Nice job! Even at double the price (at least 400) here in Canada, its is a transformation.
Good tips. 👍
Great video and great job.
Heck ya, I just picked up an old aluminum boat for a few hundred bucks, gonna be doing this
Well done!
Thank's for the video!
Greats job buddy 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Orange strip is great stuff for an Aluminum boat.
Gluvit or Total Boat aluminum epoxy will seal up the bottom seams and rivets. Just in case.
Primer, paint, done.
Never, ever, ever use Flex-seal on your boat.
I used flex tape for a boat plug replacement… 4 years later still holds
Pressure wash. Sandblast. Pressure wash again. Paint. Done!
Did you clear or seal the bare aluminum?
People please use Aluminum Oxide sanding discs can get at Harbor Freight, dont use sand paper, also use Marine Paint. DO NOT USE NON MARINE PAINT ON A BOAT.... Unless you want lung cancer use pink filters ONLY for sanding, do not use pink filters for painting. Use the appropriate white filters for painting..
Gel coat .
Looks great,but does it leak? I have a boat like that looking at me right now. Great job
😊
liked and subscribed! What a great channel.
Great video. What needs to be done prior to check for leaks in the rivets and welds?
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Did you sand the surface between each coat of paint?
Not in Australia just the 5 cans off etch primer is 200$
Same in Canada, each can is $25 while in the states it’s $5.
Would Rhino Liner work on the inside of the boat? Might get good traction for getting in and out.
My friend bought a boat with that stuff sprayed inside the boat whoever sprayed it did not prep the surface correctly and it started to peel in areas something to think about
I am surprised laser removal has not become more popular yet. Hopefully the market will have more rentable workshops in the future. Laser will burn all the organic material and leave the bare metal (no risk of denting the material in the process).
Back when paint strippers were far less environmentally friendly you'd be able to just hose the paint off after letting the chemicals sit for just a couple hours.
hey boss, what kind of composite board was that? thank you
Can give a sprayed look with roller and brush for 1/4 the price
Harbor freight has a sandblaster for like $30. It’s junk, but probably worth if for cleaning up a boat
Can I use colormaxx fusion instead? It is more readily available
What paint should one use ifnthey were to paint the bottom?
Would it be necessary to strip down an anodized hull down to bare metal? I've often wondered if a good spray paint would adhere to a clean anodized coating.
Use a self etching primer and then go back over it your color of choice. But clean everything with acetone and/or mineral spirits before you paint. Did a flat bottom boat like what you’re asking about eight years ago. Used a satin finish paint on the outside. Then hit it with some clear coat. Six years later still looks great. But you have to take your time and clean everything. I used duplicolor from O’Reillys.
Then did the wrinkle paint on the inside and laid down some of the boat decking sticker stuff in a diamond pattern a few years later could not be happier with the results
If you sand the bottom to bare alluminum dont you need to protect it with something? Im working on a similar project and was hesitant to work on the hull .
There are coatings you can apply to delay oxidation. Oxidation will definitely dull the shine so if that is important to you then you should coat it. However, I find it's less expensive on small boats to just take a fine grit sand paper to it ever year or two to restore the shine. But if you don't, oxidation won't reduce the integrity of the hulls strength and it still looks pretty good after many years.
Thanks for watching!
Have you ever had the boat turn brown after you put the stripper on?
Would you do this for a boat that goes into salt water?
It doesn’t rust they are typically aluminum
@@DevonLetto is the paint durable enough to go onto an aluminum boat that is used in the saltwater?
It all depends on what the boat is made of and how it's put together.
Why didn't I see this earlier - I used paint stripper and they are 50 dollars each.
but still not working as good.
Badass
Does it leak? I have an old 12 foot aluminum boat, no drain plug and it takes on water
Get a drain plug lmao
@@alexbennett702 My thoughts as well. If you don't have a drain plug, then of course it will take on bloody water...LMAO
Might try smashing the rivets some more. My father has a boat similar to this one that always took on a little bit of water. I hadn't been out in it for over a decade and when we went out a few years ago it was worse than I remembered. After we were done I got out a hammer and dolly and we smashed the rivets tighter. Last I heard it still hasn't leaked a drop.
A couple of cans of Rust-Oleum Bed Liner sprayed on the floor now wouldn't hurt.
thnx
Just wondering if perhaps I should consider getting a can of Gluvit for the rivets and seams. Yes it will definitely increase the cost of the project as Gluvit is not cheap. 😏
Definitely worth considering since rivets on an old boat often leak.
I've used it on my old starcraft that I refurbished...bone dry in the boat, and that's with some rivets replaced with stainless bolts and nylon washers... its runny stuff, but works good...I applied to all the seams too for extra leak protection, inside and out.
I highly recommend Gluvit! It’s expensive but it works.
What about run off
probably a lot cheaper to get supplies and same paint at Manards , probably more like 100 bucks if you don't buy their paper and off brand tape that does the same as frog tape. Also can recycle amazon packing paper , that's what i use when restoring vintage tractors . I collect the packing paper every time , thank you Amazon !! If you watch your plastic rolls, paper , tape, and other cheaper items I'm sure you can get the cost down even further. Great job on the boat I have 14 ft Montgomery Wards ill be redoing soon.
Steel wire brush on aluminum is an invitation for galvanic corrosion between steel and aluminum. You should have used aluminum oxide sanding pads.
Your respirator filters do nothing for paint fumes. Those filters are for dust particles only.
Do not use a wire wheel on aluminum! It will cause it to corrode! Never ever do that!
USE A Stainless Brush Only
Yep. Dissimilar metal corrosion.
Hmm, I haven't had a problem.
Even if painting over it?
@@emptyjar02 Yes your never want to use carbon steel on Aluminum because of Galvanic Corrosion especially on aluminum that will see moisture.
Do I need all that stuff? Like what’s not needed?
None of it. Aluminum boats are supposed to be ratty.
Blues Clues
Здравствуйте а дно не красите у лодки ?
No need to paint the bottom of the boat because nobody sees it. Really, because it's an aluminum boat there's no need to paint any of it. Its painted for looks only.
@@BlueGillage Thank you
Always hook a safety chain to your boat motor.
Min 1:43 can I drink that orange juice?
you can drink their regular degreaser and it actually smells good but doesn’t taste to good tbh it was a let down😔
Si está padre solo unas letras t faltan
I hope it was an etching primer
Why not just hit the boat with a pressure washer after the gel eroded the paint?
Honest question. Not sure it would be enough, but in think it would eliminate a lot of the manual scraping
I think that could work. But the amount of paint material that comes off a boat is more than you might think. I wanted to contain it and throw it in the garbage. if you have an area you don't mind making a big mess, go for it. It would save some time for sure. I also don't have a pressure washer, hence the scraping. Thanks for watching!
You need charcoal filters for spray painting not p100s
I'm officially confused. LOL I have spoken to Rustoleum here in Australia about using their paint on my aluminum tinny and they say not to use it. I have spoken to two different people at their office, and both gave me the same answer "We don't recommend it and you should use marine paint" ARGHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Funny if you read the side of the tin it says can be used on Aluminium
@@walratcliffe925 I think that it may have something to do with using it on boats that are going into salt water
@@lesboucher542we’ll aluminum doesn’t rust so that’s not the problem im pretty sure it’s the electrolysis but i use my unpainted nd painted jon boats they both work the same😭
Great info but....Less than $200.00 ? Would like to shop where this gut does.
Man when was this video made? Try and buy that material in todays time! (×3)
It was all purchased in 2024. Still less than $200. Maybe it depends on where you live.
Maybe a sandblaster
Can do this in less than 2 hours with a sand blaster
Stainless steel will corrode aluminum.
It's great, you're just missing a few letters.
40 spray cans later!
If you don’t paint the bottom, if doesn’t make sense.
Aluminum doesn't actually need paint. The rivets holding it together might if they aren't made out of aluminum.
Should of hammered SOME dents out.
Can't argue with that. I was afraid to do more harm than good though. Thanks for watching!
$200. When ? In 1975 ? Those 12 spray cans of paint is more than half that amount 😱
What
Yup pretty close
With all the work people put into painting and then paint it RED the worst color as it fades in short period of time now they end with a crappie red
It's look OK not perfect.
Why didn’t you knock the dense out of it? It would’ve been very easy. Made the boat look much nicer. You need to know. Be glad to talk to you and show y’all. Tell you whatever you desire.
Dense? Dents.
Wtf no