I'm now a distributor for Alexseal and can ship anywhere in the Continental US! Check it out! www.millerboatworks.com

I've spent more than 65 years in boats, 30 of them as a full time professional captain and I have just recently retired. And now I stumble upon this guy! Absolutely the best website on working on boats I've ever encountered! Too bad I didn't discover it when I actually needed it but retired or not, boatless or not, I still enjoy watching these videos and I learn something of value every time. Great Job!

Excellent timing! I haul my 47ft monohull out for bottom paint this Friday. My first time doing it on my own. Appreciate your videos a great deal. Thanks for sharing your expertise!

Best teacher on board stuff period!! We are about to get started on our painting... this was PRICELESS info!!!

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How did it go? I have to paint my boat and will be doing it soon.

Keep this video type going Andy. I need all the help I can get to repair and then paint my boat. Great channel !!

Andy, thank you for passing along your wisdom restoring an old boat back to its original shape. Reuse and recycle are alive and well at your shop.

Hi Andy. Thanks for all your videos and the time you spend on making them. I have watched many of them and some og them many times. I have learned a lot - THANK YOU!

I just want to say thank you, I was recently given a 23 foot sailing boat that had been standing for 8 years and was in real bad shape, I didn´t know if it was worth saving but thanks to your videos I have learnt a lot and decided to give her a new lease of life, I have just put on my first topcoat on the sides and it looks pretty good for my first attempt. I am now waiting a few hours to apply a second coat then tomorrow a sand and final coat. Your knowledge is invaluable to a guy like me and I just wanted to acknowledge that. Well done mate!

Thank you for these amazing lessons. You have a great gift of teaching that couples with your gift of craftsmanship. Cheers, Dani. 🤗

Thank you Andy!!! Outstanding series of videos. I am restoring a 25' Donzi. Your advice has been priceless. Again, thank you!

Andy's a legend. Whatever can't find in his channel can find in any related videos. It all started with this guy.

Fantastic as always Andy. Thank you for your knowledge of information. Always look forward to seeing the next video.

Got my Alexseal shipment this past week and spent the day putting up my plastic debris barrier. I'm using an old bass boat I bought to use as an experiment and can't wait to try this out! Thank you for getting the roll additive out so quickly. Will be posting results along the way on my fb page as well as my own KZread channel. Thanks again, and you're video library has helped me every step of the way.

Your videos are great! My bread and butter is composite commercial fishing boats so I do all this glassing, fairing, and painting etc. stuff all week and still look forward to your videos.

Always Great tips. One can not reinforce one's knowledge enough. Thanks for a great review.

Extremely helpful Andy, especially the grits of paper used.

always looking forward to your videos ! very informative ! Im my country we have a mix of fibre glass and steel boats out on the water.

Hi Andy. Foam stands for Fall Off And Mess. Lint or mohair rollers are excellent. Great useful imformation to achieve an awesome job. 😊 thanks.

Thank you Andy! Your videos are teaching me so much.

Best video I've found so far I'd love a video of explaining products and terminology just quick snippets of them. Thanks for the info!

The kids will love it! Hope you get it on the water!

Im on my way to my shop to apply my finish primer coats of Alexseal 442 primer on my new Coosa Board seating for the 27' Whaler..Andy you have been my guide through this whole "Covid" project..its all working great..hope to paint later this week...bye bye Awlgrip...im all Alexseal now .thanks again Andy!

Thanks to Andy I have learned Everything I need to wrap and seal my Squaredrop project. True. I may have gone overboard but any river crossing my vehicles can make my camper will make too. ( In Theory. LOL) I swear I've never hand sanded one project so much in my life! And now to Roll and Tip ! Thank You Andy! I know that doesn't pay the bills. Hopefully someday I can repay you. Your Greatly Appreciated

So good Andy. Started removal of some hardware in the cockpit today. Can’t wait. 👍✌️

Best & simplest explanation of what to do as always. Over time you have pretty much covered everything I’ll need to know when I start the refurbishment Of my own boat. I only wish I could get some of the products you recommend here in Australia.

Yay wonderful instructional information and top tips on paint work. Thanks Buddy 👍

Great videos, always teaching something new.

Awesome high level of a class, as all your videos! Thanks! I always watch your videos before doing anything on my boat and kayaks...

Just starting watching your channel. Awesome! Great explanations! Clear and concise. Subscribed!!

Oh my God! I feel like I need to watch this five times. And I will. Very intimidating. All those numbers for the Sanding.

Brilliant video, thanks Andy

SO incredibly helpful! thank you so much

Thank you real good paint prep info. Will help me alot.

Thank you! Cleared up a list of questions.

Awesome Andy. Thank you 🙏

As always...great information!

You are the man, simply put.

Very interesting video!! As always!!

So cool so informative I love this channel you are good at explaining seriously

Hi and the best regards from Denmark. I love watching your videos and for June I will try to paint my Swedish Comfort 30. and it will be with paint roller. And thank you so much for all the super great videos you make. Regards Tim

Another master class!

Great summary and tips

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Thank you for you knowledge Brother! With love from Gulf Shores,Alabama

Thanks Andy! Just about to apply surfacing primer. Your videos always cut to the chase!

Thanks for the mention of the 5018.

You sir are a black belt in your craft

Great news I wish you did this a couple years ago it would have helped to have this information thank you

Would love to see a video on prepping an old rough metal flake boat for new paint.

Great Video Andy... you should have a LOT more subs.

Great, informative video! Thanks

Happy New Year! You good Andy? Been a wee while since the last video. Looking forward to some Moppie too!

Thanks for the great videos!

Marty...I'm hanging out here holding my breath waiting for you to finish the transom in the Bertram.

100% agree about the cheap foam rollers. Swell and fall apart especially if using them with gelcoat, flocoat or resin.

Great video! Off to outside and see what kind of damage I can do wish me luck!

Hi thank you, after watching you mention this painting system on a previous edition I have been trying to find it with no luck. I’m in Adelaide South Australia, any guidance would be appreciated, thanks through watching your demonstrations I’ve actually been successful in doing some work on a boat I bought that certainly has needed it, I have surprised myself with the results and it’s inspired me to be honest, the things I’ve wanted to do to this boat have always been out of my abilities or so I thought, starting with little hole repairs and getting them faired and smooth I’ve gained understanding and confidence. I would not make money doing it, I’m not the fastest but I’m seeing good results now for the paint. Thanks again the guidance in glassing ect has allowed me to use my creativity .

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Might be a bit late but i buy my Alexseal from Rextel Aerospace Coatings at Eagle Farm in Brisbane. Speak to Alden and tell him The Doctor from Redland City Marina sent ya

Amazing info! I was wondering what I should wash it (canoe) with after sanding between layers.

Good comprehensive info.

Thanks! Very understandable.

Andy we are all waiting for you to come back and give us your knowledge.

Thanks mate

a great guy like you are most welcome to Ghombau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia....

Always great tips , this will be the same .

Interesting comment about tape. I did a lot of brightwork varnishing in the 90s. Here are a few random thouhts/comments on tape. We never used the plastic fineline stuff. I always saw that used for painting of curves and lines. When I paint my boat I'll pick some up and use it this time. Regarding masking tape - I never would have thought there was as difference, but the tan masking tape has always been a disappointment. The blue 3M tape was worth the upgrade. Since we were always working outside, we treated 3M blue tape as being able to leave in place "one week or less". 3M Green was "1-2 weeks max". I see that you use yellow and I've seen a customer of mine who is in the stainless steel fabrication and polishing business use orange (both also 3M). I wonder what the 3M folks say. When I work on my house, I stick with blue 3M, but I think I've tried the green FrogTape, too. I still avoid the tan stuff.

Andy, You have been a great help. Wonder if you could do a real life gel coat dock gouge gel-coat repair with color match. Have had lots of problems with gel-coat repairs yellowing after a year or so. Also, any temporary fast hairline crack cover up tricks in glass?? Thank’s! Keep it up 👍🏻

Well I will apply primer with a roller to save cleaning the spray gun but will spray the paint... Great job again...

thanks for sharing bud. I just bought a 27ft yacht that needs a hull paint.

Hate when those docks jump out of nowhere and kiss the boat! 😅Thanks for the great vid! Will definitely keep some totalbuff handy for those jumpy and overly friendly docks.

Another recommendation for getting rid of loose hairs on rolls and brushes is to roll / brush along fine sandpaper (anywhere between 240 to 400 grain). That way, the loose hairs will stick to the sandpaper and are gently pulled out - depending on the adhesive strength of your painter's tape, it can sometimes be a bit more aggressive than you'd like :) Quick edit: The roller used also highly depends on the paint, which you apply. There is quite a difference between applying 1k and 2k paint. The hardener used in 2 component paint can do a number on the hairs on the roller, so a foam roller is preferable (in my experience) when working with 2k paint. For 1k paint, I absolutely agree with Andy :)

Nice..thanks dude..

thenx andy. soon i hope to fix my boat

One word = comprehensive 😎

The masking tape you use matters big time if you’re painting outside. You want tape that comes up after being in the sun for a few days without constantly breaking or leaving residue and doesn’t pull up paint with it and stays on when it rains or the boat’s hosed off. I’m using Dolphin Washi ultra premium painter’s tape that meets all the criteria. I had tried many others that did not perform as advertised and after many tape tests, have settled on the Washi.

Andy, Great video as always. Very informative and you are teaching me a lot. I'm presently prepping a fibreglass trailer for primer, primarily using polyester resins, fibreglass chop and automotive waterproof, "non-shrinking" fillers. I will be using a System Three Silvertip Waterborne Epoxy Primer and applying with a Pressure Pot LVLP paint gun as per the manufactures instructions. I've worn through the gelcoat in a few spots. I've sealed the exposed fibreglass with unwaxed polyester resin thinned 20% with styrene monomer. When I tried to sand the resin it was gumming up on my sandpaper. I then went over with a coat of waxed resin. It has been a few days and I'm heading out to see how this sands. My question. Was this the right approach for treating the exposed weave? Thanks again. Very impressed with your production quality of your videos.

Nice tips. Perhaps I haven't found them yet, but in all your videos I've seen, including this one, you mention finishing fiberglass and gel coats. I have a wooden boat. Please make mention if anything is different when finishing wood versus fiberglass. In addition, a varnishing video and tips would be nice. Thanks!

I have found the same issue with the foam roller and much prefer using the mohair style.

Awesome info like usual! Any tips on painting over gelcoat pattern non-skid? My boat has diamond pattern deck and wanted to paint over it.

Got a $200 old town discovery 158. Sanded and repainted using this process, literally looks brand new. Nicer than $1300 ones.

Useful video. Thank you. I made natural camouflage for the boat and garden furniture. It looks great too. Already posted the video.

Nice video

Thanks

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Excellent video, almost ready to paint from the waterline to the top and this really tied things together , thank you . I was planning one coat with a 2 part urethane but I’ll go with the 2 ( have enough paint for that) let it cure and add 3rd if needed. I was debating the primer but now I’m definitely gonna roll it on to keep things uniform. ( painting, fiberglass epoxy nubie ) After the final coat is it a good idea to wax or is ready to go at that point ? Thanks 👍👍

Hi Andy, I appreciate everything you teach us. I'm just wondering if you have found a certain gray primer to be a bit darker gray than others? I'm planning on painting my freeboard red, yes even with all the coverage issues deep colors have, and I want to be sure it's not going to take more that three or four coats.

Thank you.

I am a new subscriber. So thankful I found you. My husband and I have been watching your tutorials and talking about using the ALEXSEAL to paint topside (boat project). We live in eastern NC, high humidity, hot, etc. We will be outside. Will the ALEXSEAL be a good option for this project? Thank you!

Hello, Thank you for your teaching! I don't understand why we need to use two tapes and lay them over each other. I'm just learning about painting. Thanks!

Good points. Thank You. 🍺🍺🍺

Thank you so much for all the info. Great video. So I would like to apply two coats of primer. How long do I wait between coats? Thanks in advance.

My Gess was 80 , 180 , and 400. I have never worked with faring compound. Or micro balloons bit I have done a lot of fiber glass work on cars and more body kits then I can remember. It’s all in the mixing and the temperature. I have seen a lot of what you do.

Great video as always! Do you ever apply a clearcoat over boat paint? Or can you apply ceramic coatings over boat paint?

Amazing vid as always. I. Regards to the sanding, particularly sanding the last primer coat and before the finish coat, are you dry sanding or wet? I’m painting the deck of a sailing dinghy, so not a huge area, so a secondary question particularly the last sand before the finish coat, hand or machine?

Have you ever tried the Epifanes line of roll on paint products? They make the same claims as the new Alexseal additive, I was looking at them a few years ago for a project that I still haven't gotten around to painting and I wonder how they compare. Cheers and keep up the awesome videos! I can't wait to see more on the Bertram soon!

Well done Andy! I really enjoy your videos. Regarding the Total Buff, I have a 1964 Aquasport which was sprayed with Awlgrip. The awlgrip unfortunately has overspray on it. Do you think Total Buff would help take the overspray off?

I remark between coats simply because when repainting a bottom I put heavy millage and have had night mare situations removing the tape... That said I put the fine line over the masking below so I'm removing all the masking.. just the line... and yes I'm spraying high build epoxy, backrolling the first application.. filling pin holes etc..

We are restoring an old Glaston boat, using it as a weekend trip boat ; maximum time in the water 4 days on a long weekend......would gel coat paint be a good choice

Hi Andy, thank you so much for your thorough teaching videos! Super helpful! I’m wondering if you think there’s any other brand of paint that can get close to comparable results as the Alex Seal when rolling on the paint? Total boat seems to be more affordable but I’m curious if you think comparable results could be accomplished without the special rolling reducer Alex seal has? Thanks!

Can you sand your old paint and use that as the primer

Great video. Is brush tipping not required with this current video system? Thanks