TotalBoat Aluminum Boat Paint for Canoes, Bass Boats, Dinghies, Duck Boats, Jon Boats and Pontoons (Army Green, 1 Quarts (Pack of 1))

Painted my Lowe twelve-foot Jon boat with this stuff. Preparation is key - the painting part is rather simple. To be clear, I spent 20 hours cleaning, sanding, and prepping the boat - then one hour painting time on each the top and the bottom. Three months later, the paint is holding and looking good. There are plenty of online videos to help understand the process - if you need the tips. I used both a brush and a small roller and got excellent results. One gallon gave me two coats on both the top and the bottom with more than half the gallon left over for another boat. A quart would probably have covered the top and bottom one time.

I bought this paint to paint my old windows and this goes on so easy and has stood up to the Florida sun for 3 summers so far and still going strong. No prep, just make sure the are cleaned from any loose paint or dirt and go to it. Drys to a nice smooth flat finish.

I spent over a weeks time prepping my 14' aluminum boat. Washed, Sanded, wire-wheeled, washed again, and then wiped with mineral spirits. Applied using a brush and a fine-nap roller. Coverage was absolutely terrible and I could still see mainly green showing through the new white paint.Following the instructions which said "recoat without sanding any time within 12 hours," I added a second coat, about an hour after the first coat had dried. The second coat didn't cover any better than the first. At this point I started to get frustrated.I allowed the paint to dry thoroughly and the next morning it was cracked and peeling off of the boat! I could easily scratch it with my fingers and the water hose would blast it right off! I read the can again and realized that this paint is water based. It's absolutely horrendous crap and I can't believe how terrible of a job it did. I have since pressure-washed all of the paint off and re-painted the boat with an epoxy paint from Pettit that worked SO much better.As I was pressure washing, I literally watched the paint delaminate from itself - the second coat didn't even adhere to the first coat. I can't believe how terrible this paint is - it's like painting a boat with watercolors.STAY FAR AWAY from this. You will waste so much time and will only end up frustrated. Buy some Pettit EZ Poxy paint instead and you will have a nice, hard finish that is totally scratch proof in one coat!

Works ok. I prepped my aluminum boat pretty well and for the most part the paint did fine, but in a few places, it did not stick so well. I wish it stuck on better. It was easy to put on and did the job with 2 thin coats. Pretty good value

I recondition jon boats as my side hobby/income and I spent over 20 years in the automotive paint and body industry as experience. The quality of this paint can not be beat for the price point. I have painted several aluminum boats with this product and other brands with a little lower price point and this is well worth the extra $$$. Any issues with this paint will be operator error. Some people are just not going to put forth the effort to properly prep the surface for paint. If you want to pressure wash it and paint it you will get results based on your effort. When you can see a shine on a surface do not expect the paint to adhere properly. Take your time, use a tsp solution sprayed on the boat and pressure wash it. Now sand it well and clean it properly before painting and you will have good adhesion. The rivets are a key point on aluminum boats, your sander will not get down in the crevice around it. Put another 30 minutes of time in and take a scuff pad wet with mineral spirits and sand around each rivet. This is the best way I have found to get in there and remove any oil or contaminates. Personally I pressure wash the whole boat again before painting. PREP PREP PREP that is the key no matter what paint you are using. Splotchy paint, poor coverage and runs are all operator error. Do your homework on your colors because some colors are much more transparent than others and buy enough paint to do it right.

Great! Exactly what I needed

I used this paint on an aluminum boat. I sanded the old paint down to bare metal. I cleaned the metal and applied with a sprayer. The paint sticks well in most places but flakes off in other. It even pulls free from wood and fiberglass in spots. Now I have lots of repairs to do. Hopefully it sticks the second time!After following the instructions and getting lots of areas needing rework, I cannot say that the price for this is justified. I probably would have been better off getting a cheap can of oil based paint from Walmart!

As a professional painter this stuff Is next to non with painting aluminum. Be prepared to use a lot more product when rolling and brushing versus spraying with a gravity/hvlp sprayer. I use this regularly for aluminum projects. The trick is many thin coats. You’ll regret promptly trying to rush it with heavies. I recently painted my pop up camper outside of many other jobs I used it. Prepare the surface; I tend to power wash - with a tornado head - the surface with a pre soak of a healthy amount of tsp. Check out the photos! Came out greatI prepped the surface with a heavy solution of tsp, sanding in some areas, removing all stickers and vinyls ( because the product won’t adhere to glossy plastic finishes)I primed all rust with a specific rust primerI primed the entire aluminum surface lightly with with stix primer (the tan color) for better bonding as there were other substrates outside of aluminum.Painted her up and haven’t had any issues yet. Looks great! I’ve since passed the camper on to a group of young guys traveling out to Colorado to do a road trip skying and snowboarding. The camper is going strong the product is holding up phenomenally!