Bilge paint

[tcm]

painting the bilges can't go wrong can it? No, and it looks all nice and new, bosh, no manuals to read or anything. BUT...the frigging paint costs £30 quid a litre. Arg! What the hell is in that Danboline that makes it cost £30 blimmin quid? I mean, it's gotta be normal sort of gloop that sets hard by evaporating a bit or a lot, like dulux gloss, no?

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[deborahann]

Mine paints itself automaticaly and for free. The only colour choice unfortuatlly seems to be Black!!

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[KevB]

Don't spend too much on it tcm, my buyers already got a bargain!!!

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[John_d_Smith]

Did mine with light grey industrial floor paint, which the makers told me was capable of resisting oil grease diesel etc. can't remember how much it was for a 2.5 ltr tin but it was a lot cheaper than danboline and has stood up well and is easy to wipe clean.

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[KevB]

And if you've got any left over I've got a ply wood floor board type thing in my bilge I'd like to re paint.

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[Dave_Snelson]

Now come along, wake up! Its for a "marine" purpose - thats why they want to extract your liver in payment. As every chandler knows, all MoBo owners have two livers and two wallets!! As someone else indicated, get some industrial floor resin.

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[martynwhiteley]

Used garage floor paint from B&Q about £9 a litre.

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[PhilF]

no deal without painted bilges

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[PhilF]

and the real stuff, none of the B&Q cheapskate shite

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[KevB]

Please ignore this Don't spend too much on it tcm, my buyers already got a bargain!!! in a previous post. Do you need a hand with the painting? He may want a viewing!!/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif

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[burgundyben]

furty quid? no, 15 quid a tin? 3/4 litre? so about 20 quid a lita.

bloody whinging cheapskate

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[KevB]

£30 a tin is the gold fleck variety, draws the attention away from the rocker covers.

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[LittleShip]

Try this stuff, I used it this year and its got a really good finish !! better than some gloss marine paints I used.

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I wish I'd been born rich instead of good looking ?

 

[tcm]

oho. Just saved 20 quid. thanks!

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[PaulF]

Sorry Phil, but the B&Q 'cheapskate' Garage floor paint is tough stuff. You want to blow another 75% on 'pucca boaty paint' that no bugger is ever going to walk on, please feel free!

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[PhilF]

kev and I have a deal. I am buying Matts boat from him at a cut down price and I want the most expensive paint in the bilges that exists or no deal. f thsi goes on much longer he will have to carpet the biges in astroturf and put in a driving range for the same price

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[Planty]

But Phil do remember that if you buy Matts boat it is going to be far more difficult to play Musical Chairs around Ocean Village, aint it. Stick with the one you've got, far easier to move to a new location every other week and they really don't give a bugger what colour the bilges are!!

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[PhilF]

thats true, but kev has ordered the lorry to pull it off hardstanding, and I have just got the cash out of my mums hand bag, i'll square the marina and leave it in the cinema car park, no one will notice

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[Cymraeg]

Sure you don't want to copper plate the inside of the hull too? What about a pressure wash for free (-ish)?

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[sailorman]

i now use Blakes & find it much better than Danboline

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