Barrier Coat Newbie

johnhalf · #1 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

Hi All,
I am stripping my hull to the gel coat and would like to seal with an epoxy barrier coat before painting. I am OK with the basics of working with epoxy but not with the boat aspect of things. What is the best way to deal with the areas left by the jack stands. With bottom paint I just cover up the spots while in the slings, obviously not going to work for six coats of epoxy!
John

sailingfool · #2 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

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Originally Posted by johnhalf

Hi All,
I am stripping my hull to the gel coat and would like to seal with an epoxy barrier coat before painting. I am OK with the basics of working with epoxy but not with the boat aspect of things. What is the best way to deal with the areas left by the jack stands. With bottom paint I just cover up the spots while in the slings, obviously not going to work for six coats of epoxy!
John

You need to work out how to move the stands, in this case. We did so when we barrier coated outr 36, just I was not happy doing it. The boat was in out back yard or I would hav epaid the yard to move them.

Search for the last month's post on "how many jackstands.."

camaraderie · #3 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

Get one more stand than you need and keep replacing stands as you go along.

johnhalf · #4 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

Thanks guys! I got the jack stand thing covered ( I hope! ), what I really don't get is how to blend the patch. How do I avoid the extra thickness of epoxy at the overlap? Grind an angle like a hull repair? Feather it when I put it on? Or will it not be so bad and I'm worrying for naught?

camaraderie · #5 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

will it not be so bad and I'm worrying for naught?

It's like rolling paint on a wall and you're gonna cover everything with bottom paint anyway...relax!

johnhalf · #6 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

aahhh,
I feel better already, Thanks Cam

sailingdog · #7 (**permalink**) 09-24-2007

If you're using InterProtect, you can layer the barrier coat using the two different colors to control the amount of overlap.

If the hull of your boat is white, use the Grey IP2000 as the base coat... then leave a two-to-three inch band of Grey IP2000 around the boat stand showing when you do the second layer of White IP2000.

Put another layer of Grey IP2000 on, leaving a two-to-three inch layer of White IP2000 showing, and then put another layer of White IP2000, leaving another band of Grey IP2000 showing.

Then move the stands... and then fill in the layered squares...

johnhalf · #8 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007

Thanks SD, never would have thought of that. I love this place

sailingdog · #9 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007

Glad to help... just did the barrier coat thing this past summer...

mygirls66 · #10 (**permalink**) 09-25-2007

Interprotect (sp?) is incredible. I have done 2 boats and about to start my 3rd. Absolutely works. With any left over you can coat the inside of lockers etc.