ChattingLil
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Reading past threads it seems Danboline or Blakes bilge paint is preferred options.., but what makes bilge paint bilge paint.? Can I use something readily avaialble from local DIY shop ?
what makes bilge paint special?
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Caer Urfa
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Yes I have used International paints 'Garage floor paint' and much cheaper!
It is also grease, oil and water proof and available in about 4 colours green, smokey blue, grey and red.
Mike
sailorman
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High obliteration is the bilge paint formulation.
before using floor paint, check out Jotun paints from Shepard marine
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
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They are high oppacity, very thin paints; however, you can buy similar and cheaper in B&Q
Jim@sea
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The last time I painted a bilge area I bought a litre tin of Massey Ferguson Grey (which matched the existing) it was 2 pack and I brushed it on and it was perfect.
Now 30 years later I am going to do it again. (different boat) I am sure I did not use it all. Where is that tin ?.
Joking aside, if you can get a better paint for bilges than 2 pack I would be surprised.
And you don't have to pay Chandlery Prices. A Car Bodyshop Supplier may have it on the shelf as Massey Ferguson Grey is a British Standard Colour.
Now 30 years later I am going to do it again. (different boat) I am sure I did not use it all. Where is that tin ?.
Joking aside, if you can get a better paint for bilges than 2 pack I would be surprised.
And you don't have to pay Chandlery Prices. A Car Bodyshop Supplier may have it on the shelf as Massey Ferguson Grey is a British Standard Colour.
AndrewB
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I'm a big fan of Danboline, or InterBilge as it is known in some countries. An extraordinarily tough paint that is easy and forgiving to apply even if you haven't managed a perfect job of cleaning the area. Tried all sorts of substitutes, including epoxy, hammerite, and garage paint, on my steel boat, but nothing that goes on as well, lasts, and is as resistant to spilled diesel and acid.
I'd like to know what sort of paint it is (enamel? polyurethane?) but International are giving away no clues.
I'd like to know what sort of paint it is (enamel? polyurethane?) but International are giving away no clues.
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reeac
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I, also, am a big Danboline fan and have tried to find out about it. I understand that there was originally a Danboline Paint Company somewhere in the Silvertown area of East London - presumably bought up by International at some stage. I also recall reading that it's widely used on scommercial shipping and has the merit that it isn't too fussy about prior surface preparation. Anyway I love the stuff and even used it on a black aluminium rainwater downpipe that I wanted to change to white. It stands up to UV well.
[70521]
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An interesing property for something that never sees the light of day!
I love the stuff.
MYStargazer
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Surely any of these epoxy floor paints would do the job at a fraction of the price?...
http://www.addagrip.co.uk/addaflor.html
http://www.antel-uk.co.uk/tds/waterbased-floor-paint.html
http://www.resifloor.co.uk/Floor_&_Wall_Coatings-Floor_Coatings/c20_115/index.html
http://www.addagrip.co.uk/addaflor.html
http://www.antel-uk.co.uk/tds/waterbased-floor-paint.html
http://www.resifloor.co.uk/Floor_&_Wall_Coatings-Floor_Coatings/c20_115/index.html
doug748
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I will do most things to save a few bob but, for painting a bilge of a boat I intended to keep, I would never experiment with anything but Danboline.
It goes on easily and dries very well, last year I put some on in -4 and it was ready to use inside 12 hours.
It goes on easily and dries very well, last year I put some on in -4 and it was ready to use inside 12 hours.
GrahamM376
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Was once told by a surveyor not to use epoxy paints on the inside of a hull. His reasoning was that Danboline will allow any moisture in the laminate to pass whereas epoxy will seal it in.
reeac
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That's why I tried it for that application. I reasoned that a bilge paint wouldn't need UV resistance so I thought that I'd see if it actually had it. Might sound perverse but I used to be a research scientist and still have that bad old habit of curiosity.
FullCircle
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I tried garage floor paint, and the Blakes equiv of Danboline.
Neither adhered or covered as well, and stain cleaning or resistance seems to be good.
So Full Circle has Danboline bilges, lasting a lot better than the grey jollop that Jeanneau used.
Neither adhered or covered as well, and stain cleaning or resistance seems to be good.
So Full Circle has Danboline bilges, lasting a lot better than the grey jollop that Jeanneau used.
SAMYL
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Great for painting boat trailers too.
MYStargazer
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Interesting. Anyone else heard this?
ChattingLil
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Anyone know whre I can buy danboline in essex, london or kent ?
Can only find mail order at present.
Can only find mail order at present.
Leighb
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Marinestore in Maldon, Titchmarsh, West Mersea, Burnham.
I would be pretty certain they would sell it at any of their branches.
I would be pretty certain they would sell it at any of their branches.
FullCircle
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Barry has it normally.....
Pasarell
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Danboline is (International) garage floor paint and also the basic alkyd topsides finish for commercial shipping. Why? All the points mentioned above - good surface tolerance, good opacity, reasonable UV resistance etc. It started life many years ago as the general finish coat used on many ships and has just been adopted for the other uses over time.
I can't agree with the surveyors suggestion about not putting epoxy inside a GRP boat in most cases but then I don't agree with quite a few comments made by various surveyors about coatings. There is an element of truth that Danboline would allow moisture to escape more easily than an epoxy. All coatings are porous to some extent and a thin film alkyd is far more porous than a thick film epoxy, however it wouldn't be adequate to allow trapped moisture to escape. Danboline was developed and sold long before the marketing term "microporous" first hit the streets.
I can't agree with the surveyors suggestion about not putting epoxy inside a GRP boat in most cases but then I don't agree with quite a few comments made by various surveyors about coatings. There is an element of truth that Danboline would allow moisture to escape more easily than an epoxy. All coatings are porous to some extent and a thin film alkyd is far more porous than a thick film epoxy, however it wouldn't be adequate to allow trapped moisture to escape. Danboline was developed and sold long before the marketing term "microporous" first hit the streets.
