Has anyone used this to paint over a Marine Tex patch? I patched a crack on my gel-coated, fiberglass popup camper roof and I'm looking for paint.
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I made a marine tex patch to repair a crack in the deck of my sailboat, then painted 2 coats of this paint over it. It stuck to the marine tex as well as it did to the other fiberglass surfaces I painted. No problem.
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I have and it worked great. Patched a spot on aluminum boat over the rustoleum and apllied paint again to top coat it. No problems at all
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If using an oil based paint such as Rustoleum topside paint, oil based Marine Primer for metal would be best. If for some reason you are using Latex paint then Latex primer would be good. You will not get the gloss of topside paint with a Latex though.
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Yes, you have to paint or primer over it when its done drying/curing. Other wise it literaly turns white and chalky from sun exposer. It a real thin runny type epoxy. So its difficult to keep mess to a minimal.
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Yes, I've haven't had any problems using it directly over epoxy primer within the recoat window but in the U-Pol Raptor TDS (Custom Coat is the same thing) it recommends waiting for the epoxy to fully cured and then sanding or scuffing.
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I would say if the black in the gel coat on a fiberglass boat, then no. If the boat has been painted with any epoxy or enamal paint, I would not think either
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wash your roof and let dry, then apply,Cut in with a paint brush along edges and around vent and such, then I poured some out then used a squeege to spread. very pleased with results. when I was done roof looked all bubbled, once product was fuuly cured ( A week) depending on weather, humidity and temp. roof shrunck and had a smooth appearance. very pleased with EPDM
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humm. I do not really know, I imagine you might want something more rubbery, i think the rustoleum would rub off on the underside of a boat. I bet there are other products that are more durable and made for that purpose. There is something I cannot remember that helps paint stick to plastic and vinyl. it is a prep spay that makes paint stick better. If you use some paint like product that will help. I think if you research protecting spays you will find something better. I think there are rubber spays, that are stronger than plastidip, and that are not peal-able. You might want to research other products. humm. I do not really know, I imagine you might want something more rubbery, i think the rustoleum would rub off on the underside of a boat. I bet there are other products that are more durable and made for that purpose. There is something I cannot remember that helps paint stick to plastic and vinyl. it is a prep spay that makes paint stick better. If you use some paint like product that will help. I think if you research protecting spays you will find something better. I think there are rubber spays, that are stronger than plastidip, and that are not peal-able. You might want to research... » Read More humm. I do not really know, I imagine you might want something more rubbery, i think the rustoleum would rub off on the underside of a boat. I bet there are other products that are more durable and made for that purpose. There is something I cannot remember that helps paint stick to plastic and vinyl. it is a prep spay that makes paint stick better. If you use some paint like product that will help. I think if you research protecting spays you will find something better. I think there are rubber spays, that are stronger than plastidip, and that are not peal-able. You might want to research other products. « Show Less
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The roof coating (Dicor) works great on seams by filling small gaps and cracks. I would do the Dicor first, followed by the Eternabond and a final coat over everything. Better safe than sorry as they say.
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I used it on paint and it worked well, it would work on painted fiberglass like a corvette. It would not likely work well on say a oats gel-coat that is heavily oxidized.
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Over the winter, we sanded the aluminum rims to the window screens on our trawler because the original paint had peeled off in several places where the stainless steel screws met the aluminum. We then cleaned it with mineral spirits and a tack cloth. We put on one layer of this primer, then followed up the primer with the "above the water" marine paint. Application was best with small sponge brushes in these narrow areas. One coat of primer and 2-3 coats of paint. The result so far are good.
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I emailed Meguires about a paint job on my older Ford Explorer. Seems that the body shop used a cheap clear coat over the base coat and began to haze prematurely. I suspected the clear coat was sprayed on too thin. I live in the southwest and auto paint is subject to harsh summer heat. I asked the shop to spray four clear coats but I'm sure they didn't and used some cheap stuff because paint failure happens after a couple of years but anyway, The customer care guys at Meguires suggested I use this product with a grey foam pad( I used a yellow) and my car looked like new after I finished it. The oxidized paint came right off. I also put the synthetic sealer soon afterwards and even left that on overnight to bind with the paint. You really dont need to polish your car often if you wash it by hand using a microfiber wash cloth and Meguires car wash then spray on the synthetic detailer (while car is still wet) dry off with a dry microfiber cloth. The polish is only to SLICK UP THE FINISH. Sometimes the birds get to my car and I polish that off after the hand wash but once the suface is slick and sealed, evrything will wash right off. You are right though, you go polish off some of the paint when you do this so go easy, low RPM on your rotary polisher,light pressure and remember to seal it up ! this stuff really worked well for me, I used a Dewalt rotary polisher that I purchased here on Amazon for about $150.00 a year ago. The rotary polisher is a little more difficult to use than the orbital(much lower oscillations per second) and you might want to consider that first. I have seen those at Harbour Freight Sales for about $25.00. I hope that helps !
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http://www.marinetex.com/gluvit.html this should help better than what i can say. I really liked the results. i used it on my fiberglass deck that had some stress cracks in it and I added Evercoat epoxy color agent and I'm happy with how it turned out. I hope you get some good results, this stuff really is nice.
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You didn't mention the kind of roof you have. I've patched 2 metal roofs and it is easy to apply and works great. I even patched the bed in my Ranchero and the side of my old Toyota 4x4. Highly recommend this item.
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Ok I did some research ... It can be used on any vinyl surface....marine applications are ok ,including fiberglass gel coat! Soooo I would yes you can,but not in the blazing sun!Good luck,Vicki D.
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I keep a jar filled with mineral spirits and just spray it through the sprayer when I'm done painting. Probably overkill for latex paint but at least I'm sure there isn't any residue left. When I first got the critter I tried to be sure the whole thing was clean. Now I only ensure the tube, the tip and the hole in the lid are clear. GarryG is right about the cork gasket. I ended up getting some heavy duty gasket sheet from the auto parts store and made my own gaskets. They're not as fragile and I've always got a spare if I need it.
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I use Caswell tank sealer quite often, but it is on steel tanks. I would expect it would be fine on plastic tanks as well, but I would suggest you contact CAswell directly and ask their technical support. Since it is an epoxy, it really doesn't use a solvent which would potentially blister existing paint. You should be fine, but I would contact technical support to be sure.
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I painted a house with latex house paint and it did fine. I used a half cup of water per canister because the paint was not penetrating the shake shingle siding. But the first canister was used unthined and it worked well.Ron