The Ultimate A-Z Guide to Boat Preservation
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“This video goes over all of the important steps in preparing your boat and the materials for a perfect application of barrier coat. As with any paint job, and even more so with this vital first layer of paint on a bare bottom, your surface must be perfectly prepared or the paint won’t stick and your barrier will be compromised.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Tips and Tricks for bottom painting your boat.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Boat Paint Ideas – Bottom painting basics are explained in this video from West Marine.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Bottom Boat Paint Small Area Repair.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – £
“How to Caulk a wooden boat with Peter Graham.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“Whether you are a boat owner or detailer, Darren shows boat detailing and cleaning tricks to get your boat vinyl upholstery super clean. Using Meguiar’s Super-Degreaser, Darren is able to go from good to great. Additional tips provided by Darren if you are a detailer looking for advice form a professional.”
Ease of Application – Hard
Cost – £££
“Bought a used boat, discovered that my deck was completely rotten, so I decided to fix it myself. Thanks to a lot of online forums and FriscoBoater’s YouTube videos I was successful in my attempt to repair my boat! Also, I had a lot of help from my friends and for that I am very thankful!.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“How to repair chips, gouges scrapes and large cracks in gelcoat and fiberglass on your boat.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“This video outlines the different types of fiberglass repairs needed to prep a surface before Awlgrip painting and applying a non-skid texture. Small holes, larger holes, chips and voids are covered in detail using West System Epoxy.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“I purchased the boat with the scrape on the bottom. I fixed it using marine tex. This product is stronger than fiberglass. If you are just fixing gel coat, this is overkill and I wouldn’t recommend it. If you have a hole or scrape in the fiberglass, this stuff will be a strong repair.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – £
“The experts at Metan Marine Restoration show how to repair a small section of damaged hull, right down to the new gelcoat application.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Gelcoat Application – For more information please visit 3M Marine.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Another video from our GRP Quicktips Series – How to brush apply gelcoat.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“This video provides a brief guide on how to apply a Brush Polyester Gelcoat. Before starting any project, please ensure you familiarise yourself with the relevant MSDS and TDS for the hazardous products you will use. Also ensure you are wearing the appropriate safety equipment and are working in a well ventilated area.”
Ease of Application – Hard
Cost – £££
“Here’s a quick look at the standard operating procedure for finishing marine gelcoat. To find more information, including SOP charts and other videos, please visit 3M Marine.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – £
“A step by step process of how I restored a fiberglass boat console. Large holes are filled with fiberglass resin and fiberglass mat. A little filler is applied and the holes completely disappear (after a lot of sanding).”
Ease of Application – Hard
Cost – £££
“This video will show the easiest way for anyone to fiberglass a plywood deck!”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – ££
Boat Painting – “Fairing and Painting Topsides.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“Follow these quick tips and tricks to get the best results out of your primer.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – ££
“Chemical Guys Boat Fabric Guard protects boat and watercraft fabrics from liquids, stains, and fading from UV sunlight. Simply spray Boat Fabric Guard onto fabric and upholstery to repel liquids, dirt, grease, and UV light. Boat Fabric Guard uses hydrophobic technology to repel water and other liquids to protect against stains and spots.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“In this video Mike shares the secret to keeping your boat’s vinyl surface clean and protected the fast and easy way. The secret is to keep a bottle of Marine 31 Vinyl Cleaner & Condition stored on your boat with a few clean, microfiber towels and then give your boat seats a quick wipe-down after returning to dock.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“An overview and step by step of how to refinish / re-seam the teak decks on your boat!”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“How to restore and protect dull, oxidized and weathered gel-coat. Do It Yourself Like The Pros. Your Boat or RV will look like new in three easy steps, Ardex Marine 3 step restoration.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Quick demo on what steps to take to get clean looking shiny boat. At 220 auto in Kailua Hawaii. 905 Kapaa quarry place.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
Why you should use Boat Paint – “I discover that the Wolf has been completely painted with HOUSE paint! Lets get that stripped!”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“This short and sweet video will show you in detail, how to remove scratches from your boat’s gelcoat. Daniel wet sands his own Chaparral and removes a cluster of scratches.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“After hitting a rock in the lake last summer, we perform cosmetic repair to the Fiberglass Gel Coat on the bottom of the 1996 Starcraft 1750 Bow Rider. We are using the Gel Cote International Scratched Surface Repair Kit With Wax to fix the chipped hull in just over 2 hours.”
Ease of Application – Hard
Cost – £££
“Watch in 20 minutes, what I learned over three weekends as I replaced the rotten floor of our 16 foot bow rider. The biggest part of the job was removing the rotten wood and debris over two weekends. The total time spent on removal was about 15 hours.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“This DIY video shows how to fix a rotten boat floor. The text book way of replacing the floor is to remove the consoles, seat boxes and remove all the original plywood floor…”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – £
“Iosso Teak Cleaner 16oz cleans and brightens wood in one easy step! Removes dirt, mildew stains, black algae, and oil stains and restores a bright natural look to weathered teak.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Rotten wood boat repair advice.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Interprotect® 2000E with Microplates® is a unique two-part epoxy coating developed to protect fiberglass hulls from water absorption, which can lead to osmotic blistering. Microplates® create an overlapping barrier to help stop water migration through the coating.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – ££
“Watch how to scrape off the old finish on a dinghy and then how to mix the proper amount of epoxy before you start your next project.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – £
Stripping Old Boat Paint – “Watch as Shipwright Louis Sauzedde shows you how to use a heat shrink gun to strip paint off an 8M wooden boat.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – £
“Learn a super easy way to remove old varnish and prep your boats wooden surfaces the seasons new coats.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – £
“Sometimes teak oil can last a couple of months without a new coat depending on how many coats you have on. The Watco teak oil is a mixture and not pure teak oil. This technique will work even better with a Better straight teak oil like Starbright or golden.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“Louis Sauzedde takes you through his process for varnishing a traditional wooden boat. In part 2 he shows you how to apply the final coats of varnish on the dinghy Lizard.”
Ease of Application – Med
Cost – ££
“This video goes into detail on the proper way of refinishing the floor in a boat. These techniques can be used on any floor or any wood surface you are refinishing. Follow these steps and youll get a long lasting finish. Keep in mind that gloss finishes typically have better uv resistance.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – ££
“Part 1 of a 2 part series on how to winterize your boat.”
Ease of Application – Easy
Cost – ££
“Part 2 of a 2 part series on how to winterize your boat.”
One Coat High Build Steel Enamel - A tough long lasting, fast drying, semi-gloss primer finish made on a high build alkyd resin. Eliminates the need for two coats and cuts the drying time between coat, reducing labour and paint costs. This protects against corrosion and impacts. - Coverage: 5-10 m2 per litre - Touch Drying Time: 3-6 hours - Recoat: 16 hours - Hard Drying Time: 48 hours