How to easily roll and tip topside paint on your boat

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Aa - 5 years ago

POSH (port out , starboard home) , stay on the shady side.

Never Gonnatell - 5 years ago

I'll spray any time i can get away with it. This is tedious. Well done though.

Maine NOVI - 5 years ago

Iam watching this from Waldoboro, Maine right up road from friendship ME .waldoboro home of the five mastered schooners

Malcolm Lambe - 5 years ago

Jesus...talk about a crap job. Look at the state of that hull. Ever heard of filler? Look at the rubbish brush. Look at the terrible job he's doing of tipping. Facepalm. School of No Idea.

jeff i - 6 years ago

Can i paint a fiberglass boat with this?

Never Gonnatell - 5 years ago

Use gelcoat

jepetteri - 6 years ago

These guys are painting over deep scratches on 2'21"

Darkwell0071 - 6 years ago

Didn't realize how much pressure you needed rolling.

Mike Abramski - 5 years ago

You dont lol let the roller do its job! Hehe

Martin Schulman - 6 years ago

How much prior prep was needed here?i.e., filling dents, etc. Also, was a primer used over the bare wood before putting on the coat shown here and was a second coat put on before the boat was launched. Thanks for the great demo.

glassman51 - 7 years ago

Your tipper should be tipping in the opposite direction, from dry to wet, So as not to leave brush lap marks in the finished product

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Mike Mclean - 7 years ago

he is tipping icall it draging in the wrong direction he should be tipping away instead of towards the roller

larry tran - 7 years ago

he not doing its right not smooth and not good at all if you stand closer look.

Bruce Henry - 7 years ago

Did you consider fairing that hull before painting? There seemed to be an awful lot of chips and dings that y'all were just painting over.

Mike Abramski - 5 years ago

I was thinking the same thing..Done right you would of fixed all those scratches dings holes etc would of looked alot better but thats just me.

Chris Mitchell - 7 years ago

gday from an aussie shipwright!! love your videos. its great to see how other people around the world are doing our dying trade. Keep it up mate!

Jeffrey Highsmith - 7 years ago

That was a great video, thank you guys!

Steve Branam - 7 years ago

Nice job, both on the painting and the explanation!

KCT - 7 years ago

Okay, I'll ask the same question previously asked by both Max Barthe and J Harley;
What is the tipper holding in the container, is it a solvent - thinners, turpentine substitute or white spirit etc - for cleaning the brush whilst tipping?
If so, how often should the brush be cleaned?

I think this must be considered fairly important, I'm surprised the video didn't instruct on this.
A reply would be appreciated

Thanks

KCT - 7 years ago

Thank you, Chris

Chris Mitchell - 7 years ago

its most likely just paint. when your tipping off you want to keep a wet brush other wise you will produce drag marks.

Joe Kotarsky - 7 years ago

I just proved that tipping is not only unnecessary it only makes for brush strokes. After sanding down my first coat I tried rolling only. The trick is to thin quite a bit. To remove the bubbles simply roll the roller over the bubbles as light as possible. No roller marks no brush marks. Flows out instantly.

Brody Brady - 5 years ago

You need self leveling paint for tipping

Damian Church - 5 years ago

thinning is key I believe, first brush on a clean sheet of glass held vertically than you will see if you get brush strokes, if you do than the paint is to thick but if you get runs than its to thin so get it spot on before you start.

Ryszard Jacek Ruśniak - 6 years ago

I just tried it, it WORKS, just rolled second time very lightly, even novice can do it by few tries. Thanks

HenryMania - 6 years ago

Hey Joe I have to agree with you but for those times when roller is impossible to use here is what I suggest for anyone reading. Brush on and tip with foam brush afterwards. it's perfection! The brush is simply to put on the paint and the foam is to remove and even the strokes. It's perfection!

mike reece - 6 years ago

If you are so 'quite remarkable at everything you do', why did you spend $ on Interlux paint? Surely you have the large Crayola crayon set, you know, the one with the built in sharpener? You could have gone to town, using your coloring book technique on your rowboat and I'm sure it would have turned out remarkable.

Gary Souza - 7 years ago

Different brush strokes for different folks. But if you have brush strokes, your paints not thin enough. Suggest reading "Topside Painting" by Interlux, but then again, what do they know?

Joe Kotarsky - 7 years ago

I am quite remarkable at everything I do. Also these guys who think they can just use a paint brush. Forget they are considered the best but what do they know?

Gary Souza - 7 years ago

If you're happy with the results, good for you. You must be an incredible painter, cause even Interlux recommends R&T, especially for dark colors, but what do they know. As the saying goes "20 knots on a dark night, who's gonna notice"

Joe Kotarsky - 7 years ago

My color was kinda dark. Black. I'm convinced tipping may be unnecessary with roller flatening (I dub that term just now :).

Gary Souza - 7 years ago

Depends on the color. Done both methods, and roll and tip makes a better finish on dark colors. Roll only is ok with white

Richard Graham - 7 years ago

Do I need a savetey kit on a kayak?

Sail Westerly - 6 years ago

Yes, have a look here for some advice... http://superiorpaddling.com/a-paddlers-bailout-kit/

Joe G - 7 years ago

Cool boat.

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J Harley - 7 years ago

What is your tipper holding in the video? Is it a container of paint, or of thinner?

Does the tipper have to be cleaning the brush as they move along, to keep it from collecting too much paint?

Thanks

sethgabel - 7 years ago

He appears to be tipping in the wrong direction, you generally tip away from the direction you are working, into the area just tipped previously.

matt Adams - 8 years ago

I like your videos

Jeremiah Anglin - 8 years ago

Similar to how I painted my Motorhome with marine topside paint.

TubeMeister - 8 years ago

thanks for this. restoring my boat and this will work a treat. cheers

Will Patterson - 9 years ago

So this foam roller is those solid foam ones or the one with foam fibres?

lpedreros - 9 years ago

I tried this for the first time the other day. I was using Easypoxy. My work looked like a topographic map of the Sahara desert. I put too much paint on there to begin with.

Great tips, thank you.

Max Barthe - 9 years ago

quick question, i'm about to paint my old 25' aquasport, and i was wondering if there was a special method to the tipping aspect? i noticed the tipper was holding a cup of some sort with paint in it? does the brush always have to be fresh and clean? do you try to scrape access paint from the brush into the cup? i just want to make sure i do everything right! Thanks.

KazzTheMurse - 9 years ago

Louis, I am looking to restore an old O'day 22, and am wondering when and how the best way to move the stands when its time to paint under them?

KazzTheMurse - 9 years ago

thanks! can't believe I missed that! Also, when should I move the stand after painting around it? Should I wait for the paint to fully dry around it?

Tips from a Shipwright - 9 years ago

How to get your boat ready for bottom paint - http://youtu.be/MdD1HyjUBks?t=3m14s

Eric Schuldes - 9 years ago

It's great to get advice directly from an expert. Thanks for producing these videos.

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Leo Gallant - 9 years ago

Always enjoy your knowledgeable instruction! Keep them coming!

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