How do you paint the bottom?
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Topic: How do you paint the bottom?
Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Subject: How do you paint the bottom?
Date Posted: July-27-2006 at 2:09am
I'm just curious. When you take you boat in to be painted, how do they paint the bottom? A section at a time while the hull support is moved back and fourth? Man this is time consuming. Do you pull the engine and let them turn the boat over?
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Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang
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Posted By: rmcdonald
Date Posted: July-27-2006 at 4:51am
Hi Jim
I turned mine over when I painted it, but I had nothing in the boat but a new floor.
If the shop you take the boat to sprays boats all the time, I would say they could paint it successfully with out turning it over. I am sure they have a few tricks up their sleave.
If it is an automotive paint shop, I would turn it over.
I was surprised at how easy it was to turn the boat over when it had nothing in it, just me and my brother. A third person would have been very handy.
Regards
Rob
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: July-27-2006 at 10:40am
Why not just use the lifting rings and hoist that baby in the air. You could stabilize the boat from swinging/moving by tieing off the topside.
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