Hi folks.
I'm in the process of putting together a little bit different type of hotrod. In this case, it's a 1978 18' jetboat.
I've stripped all the layers of paint that previous owners have applied to get dow to the original gelcoat.
I then sealed it off with an epoxy primer. Did my body work with some Rage Gold followed by multiple layers of Omni 2K primer. I've guide coated it and block sanded it till I'm blue in the face and now am looking at top coats.
Wow is all I can say when I start pricing out BC/CC. I'm going with 3 colors. I've attached a concept of what I'm talking about.
In my search for other methods of cutting costs, somebody pointed me to the TCP Global site. Their service comes highly recommended. Their costs are extremely fair. I realize that the colors might not cover as well as your more typical mainstream paints (PPG..etc..) but at these prices I can get some extra paint and not worry about quantities as much.
This boat is mostly a garage queen and used maybe 4 times a year in the rainy northwest so I'm not looking for a paint job to last 10 years. If I can get 5 to 8 years out of it I'd be thrilled.
In particular, I'm looking at their UB series Basecoat and their KC-210 Clear.
Have any of you had any experience both good and bad of TCP?
Thanks a bunch
http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/jrork/?action=view¤t=BluewithRed.jpg
I'm in the process of putting together a little bit different type of hotrod. In this case, it's a 1978 18' jetboat.
I've stripped all the layers of paint that previous owners have applied to get dow to the original gelcoat.
I then sealed it off with an epoxy primer. Did my body work with some Rage Gold followed by multiple layers of Omni 2K primer. I've guide coated it and block sanded it till I'm blue in the face and now am looking at top coats.
Wow is all I can say when I start pricing out BC/CC. I'm going with 3 colors. I've attached a concept of what I'm talking about.
In my search for other methods of cutting costs, somebody pointed me to the TCP Global site. Their service comes highly recommended. Their costs are extremely fair. I realize that the colors might not cover as well as your more typical mainstream paints (PPG..etc..) but at these prices I can get some extra paint and not worry about quantities as much.
This boat is mostly a garage queen and used maybe 4 times a year in the rainy northwest so I'm not looking for a paint job to last 10 years. If I can get 5 to 8 years out of it I'd be thrilled.
In particular, I'm looking at their UB series Basecoat and their KC-210 Clear.
Have any of you had any experience both good and bad of TCP?
Thanks a bunch
http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/jrork/?action=view¤t=BluewithRed.jpg