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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rampaige" data-source="post: 518130" data-attributes="member: 22234"><p>If you're going over existing paint, you won't need to prime. If you have bare metal spots, you'll want to prime with an aluminum primer. I've had good luck with Mueller Zinc Chromate primer for projects, both marine and non-boat related. You can find a spray can of the primer pretty cheap and just hit the bare spots. You'll hear it over and over: the key to a good finish is all in the prep. You will get what you put into it as far as effort and attention to detail. I'm going to be giving Rustoleum Topside Paint a shot in the next few weeks but I truly can't recommend a finish paint because I've only done small scale projects and have been able to use spray cans. I plan to tip and roll the outside with the gloss paint, and roll the inside with a flat paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>