Narrowboat Roof Paint

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Narrowboat roof paint.

I have been working hard for almost a month now working on painting prepping and painting out boats roof. Don t be tempted to try and reduce the expense by using cheap household paint. Smooth fine aggregate powder designed for addition to rylard plus enamel to produce a non slip coating suitable for upper deck areas and walkways. Buy the best brushes you can afford.

Here follows the most commonly available options. Supplied in a 1 litre size container to produce an anti slip paint simply add 1 x 750ml can of rylard plus enamel of the chosen colour to the container and thoroughly stir. A 6 inch natural bristle brush of high quality will make the laying off a pleasure. Enough to paint the entire roof area but as i m only using it on exposed metal i should have enough for the entire boat.

Lightly sand 400g discs between coats to key the surface so your paint actually sticks to the layer beneath i understand that some professional narrowboat painters suggest that you can apply the next coat without sanding providing that you apply it within twenty four hours of the previous coat. Often the deck tops gunwale sides and roof of a narrowboat are coated with an anti slip paint. An da or random orbital sander will make light work of paint surface preparation and a set of knee pads is a must when tackling the roof. Narrowboat painting a step by step report on the repainting of my narrowboat rambler.

Due to the nature of cruising in these craft it is often necessary for crew to step onto the gunwale and anti slip provides a safer surface. We have chosen to paint the roof first as we are c. If you decide to diy your narrowboat painting some basic kit will help. I imagine it looks quite dashing and fun and a red boat is quite eye catching to see floating along a river.

Demo of my technique for painting a narrowboat cabin side. Cost 13 00 not cheap but essential next task. You need a suitable undercoat and two gloss coats of metal or marine paint so it will be a fairly costly project.