Roll And Tip Boat Painting

In this video we have called on boat painting pro hillary from the total boat tech team.

Roll and tip boat painting.

Rolling and tipping paint can be hard to get right. I have been applying linear polyurethane paint with the roll and tip method for more than 25 years yet i am still astounded every time by the results. Both an art in themselves but done right can come out lovely with a great finish. The roll tip method is a non stop fast moving two person paint a thon where one person applies a thin coat of paint with a roller and the other person follows immediately behind with a brush to remove the roller stipple the so called orange peel texture and smooth out the surface.

Too much thinner and the paint sags or runs. The one word that comes to mind is magic. The key to getting a flawless finish is the thinner. Too little thinner and the surface shows brush strokes.

This painting process is used to yield a perfect. Boat restoration of the 1971 thunderbird tri hull continues with painting th hull using the roll and tip method with brightside paint. You ve got two options roll tip or spray. You have to sneak up on the proper mix.

Which is the best one to use. Depending on the size of the project and whether you are able to spray for example in the yard roll and tip is always a good option which i ll cover below. Two part polyurethane paint begins to set almost immediately so painting your hull is a sprint. One part two part polyurethane enamel or alkyd paint.