Carver Owners Forum

Hello friends,

This is my first boat ever -> 1987 Carver 3297 project boat.

The metal frame around the windshield and the side windows has faded pretty bad, so, this last weekend I started on the port side, I cleaned off the metal and applied my first coat of gloss black…..

Honestly, it looks great from a far but up close, you can see the brush marks….should I sand the metal down after the first coat and re-apply a second coat or should I use the rust oleum spray can and spray it on, and alleviate the brush strokes all together?

I am just a basic member - can I post pictures as a basic member?

Kindly,
v/r,
Stephen

One of the issues to deal with when using gloss paint especially black is it shows every little imperfection/detail. My guess, you would need to block sand the finish before applying spray as the spray would just show the brush marks as before. Also remember spray will get everywhere......

Have you considered semi gloss ? There are several strategies when brushing on a finish like you are, I am sure with some googling around you will find something like tipping off/using rollers etc, etc.

Good luck with your project we have all been thru these things over the years.

Thank you, I appreciate the advice. Should I be able to post pictures on here?

Kindly,
v/r,
Stephen

lz33w7 wrote:Source of the post Thank you, I appreciate the advice. Should I be able to post pictures on here?

Kindly,
v/r,
Stephen

I don't see any reason why not....

I remember reading about coach/carriage painters about a year ago. They were all brush painted. Then read about a couple of folks who were trying to duplicate their methods. They concluded the proper brush was very/ most important. May have been Camel hair or something like that, don't remember exactly. Then proper thinning or a retarder that allows the paint to flow. Then light sanding with very fine grit between coats. Their jobs turned out very well. You could search on internet for some info. With where you are now, I would sand the brush marks smooth and add second coat properly thinned paint. I don't know did Carver use a gloss black or was it toned down a bit?? Good luck.

I know this sounds cheap. but when I had a 34' 1993 Luhrs with aluminum sliding doors and aluminum window frames, I sanded them properly, primed them with Krylon aluminum spray primer the sprayed with Krylon black. Everything came out beautifully and lasted 11 years then I simply recoated it.
For the Very hard urethane rub rail I lightly sanded it, did not use primer, used a foam brush, then coated it with gloss black Awl grip. It came out beautifully, was tough enough to hold up to rubbing on wood pilings. When I sold the boat after that paint being on there for 15 years it was still perfect. I had the boat professionally waxed and the boat looked like new after the 29 years I owned it.

Hi paulr,

That’s not cheap at all. I think what I’ll do is sand down the frame with a high grit paper, clean, then reapply with a foam brush…good idea, thank you.

Kindly,
v/r,
Stephen

Please put some pics up when you can

I am going to sand down and use a foam brush…pictures are with the first coat….