Paint for bottom of Boat

[bubba7776]

Can anyone recommend paint I can buy off the shelf at a home improvement or auto store, that will be durable enough and help seal the rivets on the bottom and along the water line of my aluminum boat?

 

[MassFisherman]

Go to the mod section and look up SteelFlex....you can't buy it at the local store but I don't know of any paint that work like this stuff.

Welcome and good luck.

 

[Brine]

I'd reccomend Gluv-It over Steelflex, and I'd make sure to try to fix the leaky rivet before putting coating over it.

 

[MassFisherman]

What's the diff between gluvit and steel flex?

 

[Howard]

I know gluvit I can get it locally which makes it more covenant. You can also buy it by the quart and it is paintable. With that said, I have not used it and would recommend steelflex . I plan on using gluvit in the future,

 

[Troutman3000]

I'd reccomend Gluv-It over Steelflex, and I'd make sure to try to fix the leaky rivet before putting coating over it.

After using steelflex i concur with this. If you have any hull movement and the rivets become loose it will cause the steelflex to crack under extreme stress. The gluv-it is applied inside the hull and is flexible to absorb any hull movement.

 

[dan h]

not sure about this but i had the idea and am seriously thinking of using the garage floor coating made by rustoleum and available at lowes.it is a 2 part epoxy and is very durable.i work at a public park and we did a restroom floor with this stuff 2 years ago and the only place it came up was a few small spots that were not dry after the prep cleaning oops other than that it has held up great my only cocern is the hardness of it .will it stand up to the flexing of an aluminum boat or will it chip off?havent tried it yet but might in the near future.just a thaught.

 

[Howard]

i had the idea and am seriously thinking of using the garage floor coating made by rustoleum and available at lowes.it is a 2 part epoxy and is very durable.we did a restroom floor with this stuff 2 years ago -- it has held up great my only cocern is the hardness of it .will it stand up to the flexing of an aluminum boat

You answered your own question. Its made for a garage floor which is very pouress and does not flex. No reason not to use gluvit or steelflex, both made for your application. Trust me, you do not want to do it twice! [-X