Two part paint

[Aphers]

My long distance cruising has taken me and my Spindrift from Europe to the USA. The little boat is coming up for a fresh paint job. 

 

In the past I've used Jotun two pack and I like it- the B component doesn't turn to jelly after opening. 

 

I can easily get Awlgrip but it's $$$.

 

What brands/products am I going to be able to get in the US? I've been trying to search for things but my phone insists on showing me UK websites.

 

I'll be in Virginia if that makes any difference.

[Oyster]

Two part paints are a bit pricey. But as long as your surface is in good to excellent conditions, it will last a lengthy period of time as long as you don't abuse the surfaces. Touch up can be a chore, just on one area. On small jobs you still need to mix up enough to get it to properly cure.  So you do end up with some waste in the leftover amount, which you normally end up with that is not needed or used.  There are a couple of other two parts, but the price is still fairly pricey.  There are however some good enamel paints that eliminates the high cost and waste down the road if you are using your rig and it gets dinged.  You just have to decide the finish that you want and leave cost out of the mix.  Of course you know what BOAT stands for, right?? HEHE

[Alan Stewart]

My go to is Devoe 379 2 part poly. It's more of an industrial polyurethane so it a bit thicker out of the can than awlgrip or alexseal but it can be thinned with Awlgrips T0031 brushing reducer. I like it for cockpits and just put it on fairly thick with a brush or quickly with a roller. It flashes off fast if you don't reduce it at all so just watch out for that. Very hard coating that doesn't stain (the benefit of a 2 part poly). Obviously very bad news to breath so organic respirator or forced air required and i always use it outdoors if at all possible. 

https://amzn.to/45YV1qs

 

There was a place selling it in colors but i just use their white. you can tint it with graphite powder or other tint to get a gray or off white. 

[Andy B]

There's a discussion of two part paints here:

 

 

[Aphers]

22 hours ago, Oyster said:

Two part paints are a bit pricey. But as long as your surface is in good to excellent conditions, it will last a lengthy period of time as long as you don't abuse the surfaces. Touch up can be a chore, just on one area. On small jobs you still need to mix up enough to get it to properly cure.  So you do end up with some waste in the leftover amount, which you normally end up with that is not needed or used.  There are a couple of other two parts, but the price is still fairly pricey.  There are however some good enamel paints that eliminates the high cost and waste down the road if you are using your rig and it gets dinged.  You just have to decide the finish that you want and leave cost out of the mix.  Of course you know what BOAT stands for, right?? HEHE

I'm already a big fan of two part paint. That's what I originally used on my Spindrift over four years ago. It's a daily use tender that carries bikes, kedge anchors, etc, do it gets bashed about a bit. I need the durability of two pack.

Over the years I've picked up tins of whatever was available locally- in Europe I used International Perfection, and in the Caribbean I found a tin of Jotun Hardtop.

Back in the UK I paid about £80 for 2.5l; in Spain it was about €45 for a litre, and the Jotun was about the same price.

 

The International appears to have been discontinued, and in any case I found that the B component always went bad soon after opening, despite my best efforts.

[Aphers]

14 hours ago, Alan Stewart said:

My go to is Devoe 379 2 part poly. It's more of an industrial polyurethane so it a bit thicker out of the can than awlgrip or alexseal but it can be thinned with Awlgrips T0031 brushing reducer. I like it for cockpits and just put it on fairly thick with a brush or quickly with a roller. It flashes off fast if you don't reduce it at all so just watch out for that. Very hard coating that doesn't stain (the benefit of a 2 part poly). Obviously very bad news to breath so organic respirator or forced air required and i always use it outdoors if at all possible. 

https://amzn.to/45YV1qs

 

There was a place selling it in colors but i just use their white. you can tint it with graphite powder or other tint to get a gray or off white. 

Thanks for the recommendation, that's a good price for a gallon. Do you know if it's available in a smaller size?

[Alan Stewart]

I've only ever seen it sold in 1 gal kits like that

[Aphers]

56 minutes ago, Alan Stewart said:

I've only ever seen it sold in 1 gal kits like that

The joys of being a nautical nomad... if things can be sent to an Amazon locker then life is easy. But a gallon of two pack cannot.

I'll probably not be needing it until we reach the boatyard and I can get it sent there. 

 

Do you find that the paint has a reasonable shelf life after opening?