Paint for aluminum boat….. camo of course.

[Bugzy]

It’s never too early to start thinking of the season. Would anyone have recommendations or experience with painting their duck boat?

I’m trying to source some Sherwin Williams KEM400 but running into road blocks. Looking to see what others have used and how it’s held up. Krylon and Rustoleum are the easily accessible rattle cans available, but not sure on their longevity on a boat that gets dragged through the marsh.

 

[GPS]

Try and ask at your local Nappa

 

[brentr]

Parker paint, USA, they ship to Canada

 

[Old Cut LongPointer]

I've always used cheap outdoor acrylic latex paint, flat of course in a Tan or beige colour. Stores sometime have Returns that are the right type and can be had for cheap ! Otherwise you are looking at 45 to 55 bucks for a gallon but at least you get to pick the shade you want.

Wash down the boat and maybe scuff up any shiny spots to help make the paint stick better. I paint my motor too !

 

[fireram]

Whats the road block with the kem400? I have an account there, I can try my sales rep if ya want?
Its a commercial product, so not available at all locations,, closest to me is Barton and grays rd, in Hamilton.
You could give em a call monday,, im pretty sure they will sell it without an account, cash is king these days.,,,,,

 

[Tundra Swan]

Hello Bugzy,

I have used Tremclad in flat black (can and spray), Krylon in flat grey (spray), Rustoleum in flat grey (spray) and Behr (Bear) in flat grey.

I understand that Krylon was bought out by a competitor a few years ago (before COVID came) so you will not find it anywhere now.

Home Depot has a wide selection of shades to choose from but will custom mix any colour that you bring in for them to scan.

Jerome

 

[Winchestersx4]

I just picked up some beauty tone paint from home hardware simcoe its similar to the smoker craft green...it looks good

 

[Bugzy]

Whats the road block with the kem400? I have an account there, I can try my sales rep if ya want?
Its a commercial product, so not available at all locations,, closest to me is Barton and grays rd, in Hamilton.
You could give em a call monday,, im pretty sure they will sell it without an account, cash is king these days.,,,,,

I was going to stop by the Grays Rd store this week in hopes they would deal with cash sales. I’ve been to a couple of their other stores with no luck.

Appreciate the heads up.

 

[Bugzy]

Thanks everyone.
I heard good things about Parker’s (duck boat) and really want to ensure my base is strong and resistant. I only want to do this once.
Likely over thinking this, but the internet makes it really easy to do so.

 

[Porkpie]

Well if you want Parkers, no one can fault you. I've painted several boats with Parkers in the past and had excellent results. I just did my current utility boat with a can of mis- tint outdoor paint as suggested by OCLP, and it turned out pretty good but I can tell the paint isn't quite as durable as Parkers. Looks decent though, could've been a little bit lighter in color, but I paid $9 a gallon on the clearance rack so it's an unfair comparison!

 

[morgan]

Proctor Marine in Simcoe used to carry Parker duck boat paint . Don’t know how far you are from Simcoe but maybe worth a call .

 

[noclass]

Are you stripping to bare aluminum or painting over existing paint?

 

[Quacker_Smacker]

@Bugzy were you ever able to source you kem400?

 

[Bugzy]

Are you stripping to bare aluminum or painting over existing paint?

I’ll be doing a little of both. Back end has some large bare patches and hard water/Iron (?) damage from sitting in Kawartha lakes.

 

[Bugzy]

@Bugzy were you ever able to source you kem400?

Yes, I think it’s going to work out. I called and they didn’t think there would be an issue. I haven’t physically gone in yet, but I hope to do so Monday afternoon.

 

[noclass]

I’ve done three boats in the past five years. Stripped them down to bare aluminum. Epoxy primer. Then top coat. I had a local auto parts store mix some extra flat paint using a paint code I found online to match Lund Fall Marsh Brown. I used Krylon ultra flat camo paint for the stencils. Long process to sand,primer,paint then stencil.

 

[Quacker_Smacker]

I’ve done three boats in the past five years. Stripped them down to bare aluminum. Epoxy primer. Then top coat. I had a local auto parts store mix some extra flat paint using a paint code I found online to match Lund Fall Marsh Brown. I used Krylon ultra flat camo paint for the stencils. Long process to sand,primer,paint then stencil.

View attachment 76473

View attachment 76474

View attachment 76475

It’s all a long process to do it right. But it sure looks nice In The end

 

[Old Cut LongPointer]

Wow ! That's a paint job ! Pretty classy work there NoClass.

 

[Bugzy]

I’ve done three boats in the past five years. Stripped them down to bare aluminum. Epoxy primer. Then top coat. I had a local auto parts store mix some extra flat paint using a paint code I found online to match Lund Fall Marsh Brown. I used Krylon ultra flat camo paint for the stencils. Long process to sand,primer,paint then stencil.

View attachment 76473

View attachment 76474

View attachment 76475

I’m sure that was a lot of work, but she looks real nice and I’m sure it’s got some longevity to it.

Well done!

 

[brentr]

This is a Parker done in 2021, I'm happy with the paint