" Paint has a funny habit of drying "...golden comment. Awesome video thanks, great communication and instructions...inspiring. Thankyou.

Hallelujah! At long last! Someone explaining what thinner/ reducer/ solvent/ brush cleaner is used with this cross-linking polyurethane paint. Thank you!!!!!! This was such a big help and the main thing holding me back from buying. No need to use proprietary high priced solvents. 4:00 - For brushing or rolling, thin paint with Mineral Spirits upto 5% - 10% For spraying, thin this paint with Xylene upto 5% - 10%. I finally understand what 'rolling and tipping' mean. Rolling is using a roller brush. Tipping is feathering the rolled paint with a fine brush. Wish all these videos would make that clear. We are not shipwrights, not professional painters. Basic instructions: Boat must be prepped beforehand. Orient boat North South so you can work on shady side AM then PM. Stir paint well with stick, do not shake (entraps air bubbles in Poly), and thin out 5-10% with Mineral Spirits (or Xylene). Rollers should be foam for better control on thin coats rather than nap type wool or mohair. Use Penetrol on brush to keep it soft. (Flood Penetrol). Apply thin coats for even drying. Thicker coats dry unevenly. Roll, tip (feather with brush), roll, tip... Rinse off brushes with Mineral Spirits or Xylene. (Xylene is banned in CA so must be bought elsewhere). Questions: Working time before paint dries in tray? Pot life on shelf after opening? Can use powdered automotive pigments to custom tint this paint? Can I use mica powder in this paint to create a pearly or metallic effect? Can this paint be applied on a metal car? Fiberglass RV? How do you remove this paint - paint remover? Many thanks, great video and very much appreciated!

Wonderful. Old school. What a joy to stumble on this. Thanks!

WIth Louis - you have found the motherload of skills - his ability to build boats and yachts and ships is extraordinary - long time fan of Tips from a shipwright - he has a few other channels - and his work on varnishing is something to behold.

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!

Always enjoy your knowledgeable instruction! Keep them coming!

I paint a hull like you, except I paint my hull from a raft in the water by myself. (I don’t want to risk getting dust in my paint by doing it in a yard.) I do one side one day and the other side another day, tipping with my roller slowly so as to not cause bubbles. I use good old oil paint-One Shot sign paint with just the right amount of Penetrol to slow the drying. One coat does it after hitting the bad spots with some paint. Problem I have is getting masking tape that holds up to the sun here in FL. I know what works-3m silver tape 225, but it’s expensive, hard to find and I’ve got to be careful it’s not old because tape has a shelf life. It was refreshing to hear from an old timer like myself who’s found something that works and sticks with it.

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

Nice job, both on the painting and the explanation!

To place the boat "North & South" on the boatyard is really a smart idea! Thanks for the hint! :-)

That was a great video, thank you guys!

Very fine tips. Also use them for doors in my house. Thanks.

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.

You are the best Lou!~. Thanks.

"Paint has a habit of drying" Sometimes it takes a genius to make the simplest of points! XD Thanks for the video, really useful for boat paint novices such as myself!

we kind of did it like this but the tipping was done with a roller as wel. The boat was so smooth after we painted it, look really good. Just a shame there are some spots where the paint is cracking now 4-5 years later. But o wel, thats the boat life.

Looks great 👍

Fantastic! 😍

Made it look so easy.

BEAUTIFUL

Nice tips!

This is awesome! What type of brush are you using? Thanks 🙏

I like your videos

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.

Mr Wright.. I cant stop my self from painting my wooden boat black.. I know its madness but any tips to make it as good as possible.. i live in Scandinavia and its not super hot here

Does this come in several colors, does it have a glass like shine and is it like lacquer paint? I'm watching this trying to get ideas for painting furniture with a glass like shine(like automotive).

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

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.

Good job

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

on a blow boat krylon in a spay can can be used too

Cool boat.

Thank You. Learnt a new skill in less than 7 minutes. Brilliant.

How many fresh tipping off brushes did you use for the whole boat... Or do you clean the same one as you go?

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

Hi did you sand the boat before painting? or just clean and top coat?

We are about to paint our 1956 42' Matthews, god I hope it comes out this good. The primer was a disaster.

Do I need a savetey kit on a kayak?

Perfect

sand down for texture? Polish?

what is the process PRIOR to painting ? Sanding /cleaners?

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

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?

glidden works great to for a blow boat

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.

I’m left handed, so I roll with my right hand as I tip with the left. Works great.

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

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

Can i paint a fiberglass boat with this?

What roller brush do you use ?

Do you have to tip all coats ?

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

No primer??

Didn't realize how much pressure you needed rolling.

You missed a bit! ... only joking. An excellent explanatory video.

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.

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

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

There is no I in team 😏👍

Do you tip your friend for tipping? Or just give him some cold beer and a nice cigar?

You need to add comments about solvents and what to have on the brush.. So much chat and sold little information here. You don't use a brushing reducer?

two cowboys at work no prep at all just paint over big cracks

add a 12 pack of beer any can do it on a sail boat

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5th of Jack and we'uh weddy to paint dis piece uh shit

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

The tipping is backwards. You always pull the fresh to the previous to avoid stop and go marks. You guys do not know how to paint