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You are the only guy I know that can get thousands of people to watch paint dry and like it. Keep up the good work

Just a suggestion from an OLD mariner: consider not using a dark color like blue, black or dark green for your bottom paint. If you turtle your boat, those colors make it very hard for rescuers to see in the Blue of the ocean. I always use white or better still, red or international orange so I can be seen. Think about it.

I painted my Roberts 45 with Alexseal, by the time i was onto the 3rd coat i had quite an audience in the boatyard, even the professional painter could not believe the incredible finish. I could actually hear comments about the tiny bubbles left behind me when i was moving down the hull....and then...the magic happens...it flows and flattens down to an amazing finish. I got onto this paint a few years back when you first tried it. Thanks Andy, im confident i have the best roller painted Roberts 45 on the planet

Hey bud, been working on boats my whole life and I just wanted to say in case you have never tried it before. About the guide coats, I used to buy them and use them religiously and still do, however, I have adopted mixing red dye in some acetone and wiping the entire work surface with it. The initial sanding will knock the high spots off and leave the original surface color. What is left is all the low spots filled with red dye left behind from the evaporated acetone. Just a cool trick I learned from an old timer. I prefer this to be honest.

"That additive is money!" No Andy, you are! I know it is a lot of work - the job itself, the filming and the editing and all things in between. Please keep producing these types of incredibly helpful and wonderful to watch "How to's" Thank you very much, my project is moving quite slowly, but I wouldn't have it any other way!!

I appreciate all the work you have done, just to show the results of a paint additive! I learned a lot from the entire process.

Andy - any chance you’re going to do a video on wet sanding, compounding and polishing out the dust nibs? Would love to your process on that! Great content, thanks!

I love the honest critique of your work and the depth you go into the product and application . Bravo

Thank you Andy.....for this and all the other fantastic info you share. FYI.....Last spring I switched to Alexseal for repainting my boat's (44' cutter) Royal Blue topsides. Based on that experience, I thought I'd offer a few comments: 1. Alexseal's customer support (both local and national) was fantastic. 2. Their roll-on additive is a complete DIY game changer. As advertised, no tipping was needed to achieve an incredibly smooth, glossy finish. In fact, I found that trying to tip only hurt the paint flow. 3. The mohair roller I used to apply the first coat also left a bit of orange peel texture. Switching to a "cheap-o" foam roller (HomeDepot high density foam) for the subsequent coats basically solved that problem (I think the roll-on additive made this possible by eliminating all the excess foam roller bubbles). 4. I agree that it's pretty important to have a totally uniform substrate color. Any prep spots with different tones ended up "ghosting" thru my topcoat finish (even after three coats of dark blue). 5. Having a fairly consistent air temperature during the rolling process proved necessary for good, uniform paint flow (especially if working outdoors with dark colors on a large surface area). Since re-painting the topsides, I have collected a few scratches and scuffs (why is new paint a magnet for this). So in the coming months, I am hoping to follow your previous Alexseal repair demo to fix these blemishes. It that works out ...... then my gratitude for the Alexseal tip will be off the charts. Many thanks in advance

Thank you Andy! I finished my boat rebuild two years ago with which you were most helpful with the fiberglassing of the decking material. I bought this small aluminum 16.5 Lowe Sea Nymph that had seen better days and gutted it. Putting it back together using marine grade plywood decking was a real challenge but with your help along with others I pulled it off rather nicely I think. The boat is much better than when new and solid as a rock. I still enjoy watching your projects as I love to learn new things and watching master craftsmen like yourself do their thing. Carry on smartly Andy and Merry Christmas! :)

Thank you for the level of detail for this paint system. I'll be coming back to this series of videos more than once.

Andy, this is one of your best videos ever. I know the amount of time that goes into editing and producing a video of this length and quality. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing the process! Because of your videos I'm almost ready for primer on my late uncles 1973 Kona jet boat. Thank you for sharing the process with the rest of us

I love the way you show both how to and how not to in the same video. All the things amateurs will tend to do and which make an amateur job so obvious together with all the really good tips make this a great video. Thanks

I followed all your advice, (watched all your videos) and painted my 34 PEQUOD last September (outside/by myself). Interlux Prekote (grey) Interlux Brightside (Flag Blue) 4" Mohair minis, roll/no time for tipping Turned out amazing, with 2 coats, sand and final in the spring cause it got too cold. I could not/would not have done it without you. Thanks, for all you do.

Awesome work! That looks like an incredible product. You can really see it working as it smooths out the roll marks between 41:05 - 41:20. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this project. There’s a lot of great info here.

I found you when I starting to restore an old Mako for Coast Guard Aux use and have followed you for a few years. I have switched to building a teardrop trailer that I will epoxy and glass over wood. I was going to bedline it but you have convinced me to roll it out with Alexseal. I have learned so much, not just to put it in to use. Keep up the great work.

Andy, Thank you for everything you do. Watching you work is truly like watching Picaso work....Amazing.

Thank you very much. I have a project boat that has been in the finishing stage for five years, and I am just going to be satisfied if it is watertight, UV-protected, and moderately smooth in the next three weeks. But man, what an organized, experienced, craftsman can achieve! Great fun to watch, and I learned some things too.

I love watching your work with fiberglass patches and finishes! I feel very inspired to do my own work as well after watching your interesting videos!

YESSSS!!! Your demo boat is looking beautiful and I've taken a lot of information from the process to use on my own project but I have to say, I am super excited to see you get back to work on the Bertram!!! Keep up the good work sir!

Thank you so much. I sprayed my sailplane elevator with 501 last year and I'll be rolling my sailplane fuselage this winter with 501. I'm really excited about the roller additive. I'll let you know how it goes. Can't thank you enough for the videos, so many of them have been instrumental for my projects.

Great video! It's an amazing finish, and there are other benefits to rolling over spraying: reduced equipment requirements, easier cleanup, less skill required, and much less environmental waste. Kudos to Alexseal

Andy, I have zero doubt you have just convinced many more people who have never painted anything in their lives to paint their boats. Myself included. So many thanks and good luck with the kitchen.

My favorite thing about KZfaq is stumbling across channels where you can tell the person is skilled and passionate about what they do. Great content, great painting.

Two thumbs up to you for this episode! You have always had good content on your channel, but this one was in another league completely, way way better then what anyone could wish for on KZfaq. Thank you! If KZfaq had an Oscar, I´d vote for you :)

Wow. Just wow. I gotta paint my hull here this spring. This seems to have come along just in time. Thank you so much for all you do!

Well done, looks great!!!! Thanks for all the help over the years.

I am glad that you made this a complete video instead of making it a two parter. I sat and watched from Australia and from here, she looks great. The colour scheme, I think, is very impressive. I wonder if you are going to polish the boat to remove any dust particles like they do on the car channels I watch. The good thing is that you took your viewers' comments to heart and painted the boat this way instead of half and half as you suggested initially. I have enjoyed this series and can't wait for the completion of the project and then back into Bertie for more enjoyment.

I know a "long form" video like this is a lot of work, but I really enjoyed it! Very much appreciated!

Best videos on utube when it comes to diy boat paint. I am so grateful that I am acutely going to send him some money for posting them. My first time paint job came out fantastic. Alexseal is the bomb!!

Great job Andy! You have provided a ton of insight and knowledge on the selection, blending and of course, application parameters for the best possible results. Keep up the great work!! Much appreciated and all the best to you and yours. 😎👍

Super awesome series with an ending that did not disappoint. Thank you so much for this video. I just recently acquired a vintage molded fiberglass trailer and am learning so much from your channel!

Great results! I've done that "roll and roll" technique with Brightside and a bit of brushing reducer and got really good results on a completely vertical surface, done outside. I found that the lightest touch on the re-roll to take out the bubbles was key - any heavier and it would leave roller lines instead of flattening them.

Wow, looks great Andy. That Festool sander is great. I've got an older version (metal body and heavier), it's seen years of sanding and still going strong. I have since bought multiple Festool sanders/routers of different sizes, great machines. Cheers

Thank you. I had a bit of anxiety about having to paint my boat for the first time. You really made me feel better about it. Now i'm not stressed out.

I can't believe that was rolled. It was a pleasure watching you work and listening to your explanation. Thank you.

This is beautiful finish. I had an experience with painting a fiber glass hull 15 years back on a 25' pilot house. Boat was quite scuffed up everywhere so decided it needed painting to cover all this putty, luckily a friend came to help, he is Classic Marine Carpenter and he wanted to use Bi-Component polyurethane Perfection from major brand and actually not many competitors at the time. He rolled the paint, 2 primer / 2 finish coats. I was amazed how someone could roll the paint with basic roller and then just say simply "ok don't look, don't touch, just let the paint do it's job of stretching" he almost kicked me of the site because I was going to remove flies in non dried paint. The final result was amazing with very little orange peel effect, still a bit more than on your video judging from the quality of the image. I sold that boat 4 years later and it was still very shiny without having done any particular maintenance to it. Just this summer I saw the boat again and it still looks great. I've had gelcoat finished boats since and at times I miss the easiness of paint. For example after a party fishing squid when there is ink everywhere it was so easy with paint just to spray saltwater to get it off. (Non porous). Just completed 24' center console rubbing due to newly purchased 2006 Carolina Blue boat was very (very very) oxidized. Got great results, very satisfying but knowing even with good wax this will only last so long. Again, great job and thanks for all videos.

They are years behind Andy. I restored a 1958 Peterborough ten years ago. two coats with a brush no sanding, no tipping,. and it came out like polished lacquer. no imperfections and no messing around with the mixing .and looks as good today as it did then. love your channel keep up the good work.

Great episode Andy! There is a lot of value in showing the warts. Inspiring me to tackle the topside of a cal25 that has been languishing in my driveway.

Thanks Andy! I’m going to give Alexseal a shot once things warm back up in the spring.

Maybe is not a top quality spray job, but is more than enough for the majority of us. Great job, Andy! Thank you very much.❤️

I feel ya on the drywall Andy I'm going through the same thing and your videos are a welcome break from plaster and sanding

I love your consistent methodology. Great videos all. Thank you!

Hi Andy. WOW what a fantastic job by just rolling no tip. Congratulations Alexseal, its a winner for boating DIY. Awesome video thanks 😊

Wow! First time I've ever seen that type of product used and am truly amazed. Thanks for sharing

Wow , Andy great job man , and great paint , you can literally see that stuff bubble and then go to a high end finish , loved it nice work.

Andy great video and good information. I have a 1977 Catalina 22 and I think this is the way to go as for painting the boat. I think I'll start sanding and prepping.

Super video. Very well detailed and a man who is not afraid to admit the little imperfections.

That is seriously impressive what a great finish. Hope family doing ok Andy and hope you had a good Thanks giving; wish you all well for the future. Great videos again and always enjoyed and appreciated.

Followed these instructions EXACTLY and am thrilled with the mirror-like finish on the boat. Message to others: do not mess with success. This process works!

The added steps you take are just plain impressive!!

Love the way that turned out, colors look great, can't wait to get my Hatteras out of the water and paint her. Looking forward to the tips and tricks video.

I never knew about dry guide coat. I'm getting ready to repaint my sailboat and I want it to look as perfect as possible. Thank you for this video. It will save me from wasting all this money I spent on Awl Grip and my paint job will be so much better than it would have.

Best prep and paint series I've ever seen.

Brother, you are a true artisan!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills, and abilities with the world!

Thanks, the day has finally come for the 5018 additive. Beautiful job.

You really showcased this product... Whether folks choose to purchase Alexseal or not, they now have the option... If I were prepping for such a project your VAST AMOUNT of work put into this demo of the product would be a wealth of help... Thanks!! I do have a 76 Whaler I've been considering painting, and watching this makes me interested in Alexseal.

Glorious glorious sanding 😎 Excellent result 👍👍👍😊 Next week Boatworks today drywalling!!!!!!!

I used the 5018 rolling additive on the pop top for my catalina 22. I rolled it only. It looks great. I did polish a few places that bugs got in but not the entire top. Its on my shelf and I’ll continue to use the additive for and rolling i do in the future. Thanks for the video.

Nice video. Dupont has been making a rolling additive for years. I used it to roll out AwlGrip on a 23 Formula 2 years ago. Was my first time and came out very well. I think I just did two coats. I just used to 4' foam rollers. The guy that told me about the additive did a 45' Hatteras hull outside and it looked amazing.

NEvEr been so exited to watch paint dry, love you man

Who knew watching paint dry could be so entertaining! Looks fantastic.

This is a master class! Thank you.

Andy, thanks for building my confidence to continue with my ‘68 Whaler 13’. You are so awesome !

Just love your videos I learned so much watching your channel I’m doing my own boat and I’m just trying to absorb as much information as I can thank you for doing these

Loved the longer video. We learn so much more when they are longer. That paint additive is like magic, it turned out great looking and the blue color is beautiful!! Thanks Andy 👍👍 could you use a flat black spray paint for a guide coat?? I seen others using it

Fantastic work Andy. The product seems like a real winner for the weekend boat restoration project. Just wish I could access products like this in New Zealand!

Fantastic series Andy. For those of us DIYers with no paint experience, but needing new paint, this helps to give us the confidence to attack the problem. Now to figure out whether one old man can paint an entire 30' hull the way you did that job. By the way, my gelcoat looks very close to that shade of blue you used, so likely what I'll go with as well.

around 50 years ago I used a silicon wax additive to prevent fish eyes caused by wax contaminate . the fizzing effect you demonstrated is exactly similar to the way the additive did its thing . a first glance at your work clearly shows the quality and finish which is achievable using a simple roller .. nice tip on the loose napp removal .

Another reason i love your channel. You always have the coolest 12 string guitar licks.

You fed us with great knowledge with us on a budget. Thank you for your time to share with mankind!

Andy I have never painted and I just purchased the sky blue for my formula. Ended up with some good amount of orange peel but after a good sanding and this video, I think I’m back on track! Thanks

being a painter myself you really need your base coat (primer) to be solid whatever color you choose. when we do chaulkboard paints which are semi-Transparent, if the base coat isnt solid it shows thru the topcoat everytime. put a good base coat down and sometimes you can get away with 1 topcoat instead of 2 top coats for coverage. I dont have to worry about paint so I apply a good base coat and 2 top coats on everything I do. Always turns out Nice

replaced the transom on my '76 170 cc aquasport used alot of your techniques and products turned out great and saved me some $$$$ thanks

You do an amazing job here! Keep going. Thanks.

Darn! If you would have done this work and posted it 6 months ago Andy, I would have used this process to paint my console and engine box cover. Now, I’m thinking sand both pieced down and start over again using the system you demonstrated here. Great work and video, l learned a lot.

You are a very polished speaker and excellent presenter.

Amazing educational video. Beyond any I've ever watched. You love education! Thank you!! I'm gonna a be using Alexseal paint pretty soon.

Excellent! Thorough and informative -- Well Done! Thank you, very much. 🙂

Nice detail, teaches me how far one needs to go with sanding and tacking to get a good finish. I never knew before, this lets me know how many steps to take. Great to learn how to eliminate tipping as well. By the way I use the Festool HEPA Dust extractor as I assume you do as well. I also use the Grizzly HEPA "low noise" dust extractor for my sliding saw, jointer and shaper. It is 1.5 HP and good for two tools at a time, it is on a mobile base, so easy to move around if one needs to (eliminates permanent ducting $$$). In any case since installing Grizzly DE I see virtually no dust in my garage shop when using larger machines. None on my wife's dark blue Cherokee. I am really impressed with the results of using these two HEPA extractors. I do orbital sanding with the Festool and have cut many sheets of Apple-ply.

Thank u andy for all the tips u have givin the world on boats an such

Spectacular result even though you have some colour blotches. I guess that more build would fix that and also give a bit more paint for when you wet sand and polish. All I can say is WOW, I have seen spray jobs that don't look as good. The great part about this paint is that a scrape or scratch can be easily done. Great job Miller!!!

Your videos are awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Shade tree rookies like me find your advice and process invaluable!

looks lovely Andy, good job fella

Thanks Andy, great job. I'm waiting for the Alexseal products line to ba available in central Europe. Anyway, my next painting project will be with that additive.

Love what you have to say about Alexseal. So much so that I made enquiries for my own boat build. New Zealanders would have to import these products from Australia, plus pay the added cost of importing dangerous goods. It was outlandishly cost prohibitive. A pity really because there is a lot , a LOT, of boat work that goes on here. Thanks for sharing your wonderful skills Andy.

Great series Andy!

Absolutely gorgeous. Well done Andy. Will you be buffing out those dust bits later?

Hi, I have been painting everything that fly's, floats or drives for just over 50 years, the pig tails you speak of are from load up of sand paper, those sticking parts are exactly as you said from Not fully cured primer or paint, Let the Paint cure another day then, Unless you have very pressing time constraints=( life or death in my case),,,,,,,, The way to save that sanding paper are to use a wide and razor sharp thin steel spatula/Scraper and run it gently across the paper to POP the stuck paint ring OFF, then SLAP the paper surface a couple of times to dislodge other fine particles, this action will Extend the use of the paper about 30 to 50% more time/use, stubborn spots are the reason I use a small tooth brush size stainless wire brush in my shirt pocket to massage the spot to a cleaner state. I have recently discovered your outstanding channel and learn from you, Great work Sir. Best Regards.

Thanks for the awsome content!! Your videos are so informational, ive used lots of advice from your videos

Great results with the tools The average person can procure. Thank you

Another amazing video. I’m restoring a 1984 Drascombe Coaster and using your channel as my guide. Thank you! I’m going to paint the hull a dark blue and deck white. I’ll be using Alexseal solely based on your opinion.

Fantastic, you are a good teacher and a true master

Really enjoy these videos. Learning a lot of things that I’ll probably never use

Thanks Again Cobber - had no idea painting was an art :-) love that yellow (not sure aboot the blue ). Gotta get me some of that black stuff.

Great job, Andy! Thanks a lot!

Such a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you so much!!!

Great work Andy