RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] paint recommendation?

[Jeff Post <jeffpost@rawbw.com>]

This is another un-epoxy. Lots of paints have tacked on the epoxy label, but
they still don't have the properties of real epoxy: extreme durability, complete
water proofness. I notice that when they talk about pools, they are offering a
completely different product, a chlorinated rubber coating, which is a tradition
pool paint.

Regards,
Jeff


Quoting Alec Smyth <Asmyth@changepoint.com>:

> Thanks guys. To completely confuse you all, the Home Depot paint is
> labeled "1 part epoxy". Speaking of which, what d'you think of this one?
> 
> http://www.armorpoxy.com/html/about.htm
> 
> thanks again,
> 
> Alec
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Post [mailto:jeffpost@rawbw.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:59 AM
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] paint recommendation?
> 
> Hi Alec,
> 
> As Ian stated in another reply, the typical garage floor paint is
> acrylic paint,
> and while fine on most surfaces, is not recommended for surfaces that
> may have
> poisture coming through them (i.e. hydrostatic presure coming through
> the
> concrete.) (They aren't very good protection for metal either: too
> permeable.)
> 
> That being said, acrylics really aren't what you want for Solo. You
> either want
> an epoxy paint, or alternately a polyurethane paint. Expoxy is your most
> suitable choice: polyurethanes are harder to apply and harder to touch
> up.
> 
> Note, there are true epoxy paints marketed for garage floors, and these
> would be
> suitable for your use. Be careful though, there are alot of acrylic
> floor paints
> that have an epoxy component, but they aren't true expoxies. Basically,
> if the
> paint you use doesn't have two components, then it isn't expoxy (or
> polyurethane
> for that matter).
> 
> Regards,
> Jeff
> 
> 
> Quoting Alec Smyth <Asmyth@changepoint.com>:
> 
> > This weekend I finished painting Solo inside and out with a product
> > called Gluvit, per Harold Maynard's recommendation at the convention.
> > This is an unusual base, essentially a thick epoxy glue that is
> applied
> > to the bare metal and remains flexible, compressing with the hull to
> > avoid cracks or bubbles. I would not have thought of it, and didn't
> even
> > find in the paint isle. But the result looks terrific and feels bullet
> > proof. Great tip - thanks Harold!
> >  
> > Next is the surface coat. The main attribute I'm looking for is
> abrasion
> > and scuff protection, and ideally application with a roller. Scuff
> > protection is far more important to me than a high quality gloss
> finish,
> > as the boat will constantly come on and off the shop dolly, trailer,
> > etc. 
> >  
> > I thought I'd had a bright idea and that garage floor paint might be
> the
> > toughest thing around. However when I went to Home Depot and read the
> > instructions on the can, it actually described it as "unsuitable for
> > hydrostatic pressure" due to the formation of bubbles. You'd think
> they
> > knew some nut would come along and want to paint his submarine with
> the
> > stuff. 
> >  
> > Does anyone have a recommendation?
> >  
> >  
> > Thanks,
> >  
> > Alec
> > 
> 
>