bylawren Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Well, FROG via SWMBO (she who must be obeyed...) since she'll be the primary paddler. (Currently weight, without coaming or skin, is about 19.5 lbs.) I am very happy with the way the tung oil darkened the western red cedar gunwales and stringers. The next steps will be skinning and painting. I was thinking about the ZAR oil based urethane for an amber/clear look; however, my wife would like yellow for safety/visibility. Any thoughts or recommendations on getting white Rustoleum tinted bright yellow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DURRETTD Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Lowes carries Rustoleum enamel in "Safety Yellow" and "Safety Red". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchmellow Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Rustoleum safety yellow on the FreeB: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Rustoleum almost makes another yellow that is less orange. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehcalum Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 If you have a Benjamin Moore around, their Aura exterior can be bought in Quart sizes, in semi gloss, low lustre, satin, flat and in pretty much any color imaginable. It's waterbased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bylawren Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Jeff, that yellow/white two tone is VERY nice... I just might try that...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Jeff, that yellow/white two tone is VERY nice... I just might try that...! It IS very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 If you have a Benjamin Moore around, their Aura exterior can be bought in Quart sizes, in semi gloss, low lustre, satin, flat and in pretty much any color imaginable. It's waterbased. Here is something to keep in mind. Gloss paint is the hardest finish, semi glosses and flats are softer and more prone to marking and rubbing though. They are also more porous. I painted a boat with semi-gloss and after a couple of years it started to seep water through the skin so I had to repaint and I went with gloss this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Something else. If you're doing two tone, you might could go yellow deck and "clear" bottom. That might look pretty neat. And yes, always use gloss on these. You can always dull it down with a rub, if that's what you'd like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Most paint brands have an oil base "porch and deck" enamel. These can be purchased in any tint their other paints come in. This is what I use when Rustoleum doesn't offer the color I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 What Dave said. Here and I suspect most places it is getting harder and harder to find any enamel or oil based paints. I suspect our Sherwin Williams still has an oil based available but none of my usual places carries any oil based anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 http://www.kirbypaint.com/ These guys will ship. As paint is considered hazardous the shipping costs a few bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 I have been looking at them and thinking about trying them next one I build. Probably going to use theirs on my Chris Craft when I finally get to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Y'all be careful using paint that nice. I'm just saying, it might ruin you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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