300/440/550 New Paint!

[ezmoney]

new paint! I used "fire red" interlux with a 3" foam roller and a brush for tight spots.

This is what it looked like when i got it. It was custom airbrushed in 1990, and wasnt cutting it anymore.

I cleaned up the engine bay first thing, and added a battery cutoff switch

Then painted the hull

And finally the top side

 

[DAG]

i personally love that retro airbrush,, but most dont.

i'd be curious how the new paint holds up over time

 

[ezmoney]

I liked the design but the paint was peeling in alot of places and i couldnt duplicate that

 

[3wheelerdude]

Looks good in red. Ive used interlux in the past and it held in place very well.

 

[infamy]

im doin a roller job on my ski right now, just finished the bottom and will do the top this weekend. how many coats did you put on? did you thin the paint? are you using a clear coat?

 

[jeffz0rz]

bump for a ski you could eat off of. awesome color choice. how easy is that interlux to work with? need to paint a few of my skis and have heard great things about this paint. curious as to what you did to prep the hull, and how the paint comes out when using a roller? clear coat as well ?

 

[ezmoney]

Thanks for all the feedback.

I didnt thin the paint at all, it was straight out of the can. As for prepping the hull, I sanded the entire thing with a belt sander. More so in places where the paint was in worse shape.

I used a foam roller, and tiny bubbles formed when i rolled it on. As the paint dried they all went away. I did two coats. No clear coat. Warning- The paint is a bitch to clean up compared to latex paint.

 

[EvanB85]

What year is that thing? 85 ish? That has to be cleaner than it came from the factory.

Where do you ride? Lake WA? Sammamish?

 

[Crab]

What year is that thing? 85 ish? That has to be cleaner than it came from the factory.

Where do you ride? Lake WA? Sammamish?

Hey Evan, you need to come up to Marysville and run some river with us.....:aargh4:

 

[ezmoney]

Haha Marysville? We have family up there on the bay and my cousin and I ride there a couple times a summer. I'll let you know next time we go. Its always a good time.

And i almost always ride Lake WA.

and yeah its an 86

 

[EvanB85]

Hey Evan, you need to come up to Marysville and run some river with us.....:aargh4:

Hey Crab, thanks for the invite. I'd be down for that some time this summer. Regardless of where I ride, I just need to get out there. I've got about 2 hours on the water over the last six months. Time to re-prioritize.

 

[ezmoney]

haha oops i totally thought crab was talking to me. My name is Evan too