Narrowboat Roof Paint

I have been working hard for almost a month now working on painting prepping and painting out boats roof.

Narrowboat roof paint.

You need a suitable undercoat and two gloss coats of metal or marine paint so it will be a fairly costly project. Smooth fine aggregate powder designed for addition to rylard plus enamel to produce a non slip coating suitable for upper deck areas and walkways. We have chosen to paint the roof first as we are c. Often the deck tops gunwale sides and roof of a narrowboat are coated with an anti slip paint.

Supplied in a 1 litre size container to produce an anti slip paint simply add 1 x 750ml can of rylard plus enamel of the chosen colour to the container and thoroughly stir. Narrowboat painting a step by step report on the repainting of my narrowboat rambler. Cost 13 00 not cheap but essential next task. Don t be tempted to try and reduce the expense by using cheap household paint.

The roof looks nicer after being painted white though it would be nice to see how it looks with red painted on it. Due to the nature of cruising in these craft it is often necessary for crew to step onto the gunwale and anti slip provides a safer surface. Demo of my technique for painting a narrowboat cabin side. A 6 inch natural bristle brush of high quality will make the laying off a pleasure.

Here follows the most commonly available options. I imagine it looks quite dashing and fun and a red boat is quite eye catching to see floating along a river. The problems and pleasures of owning and living aboard a canal boat in the uk. If you decide to diy your narrowboat painting some basic kit will help.

An da or random orbital sander will make light work of paint surface preparation and a set of knee pads is a must when tackling the roof. Whether you hire a professional boat painter or tackle the job yourself painting a narrowboat is going to take a lot of paint. Buy the best brushes you can afford.