Painting A Narrowboat Roof

You need a suitable undercoat and two gloss coats of metal or marine paint so it will be a fairly costly project.

Painting a narrowboat roof.

Weve got our primer ready zinc phosphate. I have been working hard for almost a month now working on painting prepping and painting out boats roof. Cost 13 00 not cheap but essential. Weve ordered a scabbler from brandon tool hire which by the looks of things around this forum is by far the best way of stripping a roof back to steel.

Don t be tempted to try and reduce the expense by using cheap household paint. Rylard raddle offers an excellent reduction in reflection and glare when used on boat roofs and is also suitable for use. The roof looks nicer after being painted white though it would be nice to see how it looks with red painted on it. Consider booking your narrow boat into a covered dock.

I imagine it looks quite dashing and fun and a red boat is quite eye catching to see floating along a river. Narrow boat painting is an art form. Here follows the most commonly available options. I bought a 500ml bottle enough to paint the entire roof area but as i m only using it on exposed metal i should have enough for the entire boat.

We have chosen to paint the roof first as we are c. Narrowboat painting tips from www johnbarnard biz in this video which forms the first part of a series john barnard sets out to share some of the tips used. Total paint cost 345. Whether you hire a professional boat painter or tackle the job yourself painting a narrowboat is going to take a lot of paint.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading you experience painting your narrow boat i painted the stern bulkhead of my boat and got runs so thanks for the tip as for sign writers there is a man named keith at st marys marina in rufford who i would recommend. I m actually excited to see it especially that stripe you put along the edge. Often the deck tops gunwale sides and roof of a narrowboat are coated with an anti slip paint. Ideal painting conditions are not too hot no breeze and no insects.

5l biscuit cream gloss x 1 roof and side panels 160. Orbital sander will make light work of paint surface preparation and a set of knee pads is a must when tackling the roof. Narrowboat painting a step by step report on the repainting of my narrowboat rambler.