TotalBoat Aluminum Boat Barrier Coat Marine Epoxy Primer - Gray Gallon

The order, a one gallon, two pack epoxy based boat paint arrived quickly and was in much better condition than some previous orders I have places. Good communication and no problems at all. This is a very thick paint and has to be applied by sticking to the instructions.

I am painting an old outboard and wanted to seal it with primer. You have to mix this epoxy primer precisely (3:1) so I bought a cheap little food scale to weigh it with. Turns out it's 3:1 by volume, but 5.6:1 by weight, so imagine my shock when I discovered I had 1/3 of a can of base remaining, but no more activator! I called Total boat, and Jamestown Distributors, who make the product and explained the instructions on their website says weighing is the most precise way to measure, but you have to really hunt to find the differing ratio instructions, and now I have an unfinished project. They agreed, it's confusing, and they're sending me a replacement! I can't say enough great things about their customer service. I'll be buying all my marine paints and primers from Total Boat.

5 step process, lot's of labor, #1. sand boat, #2. JB Weld (Marine Grade) any pock holes, #3. Sand boat again, then use the recommended etching spray, #4. apply 2 part barrier paint 3:1 mix rolls on thick not like paint 3 coats minimum are recommended, last step #5. apply Aluminum AF paint... Well worth the end result with maximum protection, 3 quarts yields 3 coat's on a 14' boat...expect about 2 days to apply with day time temperatures being considered, read all instructions carefully, very detailed wear appropriate clothing and read entire procedures... Very impressive 👍😎

What a great product, just a few things that helped me... It is going to be too thick out of the can. drill mixing attachment to mix the base and hardner together. Thin 10% with totalboat 200 thinner and roll it on with a bunch of small foam rollers. Wear a good respirator, probably too dangerous to spray without a full force fed suit as I have read these epoxies in aerosol can damage your lungs real bad, not worth the risk.. It etches and bonds to even lightly oxidized aluminum. I quit sanding and just washed clean and applied, seems to be holding up no differently than a lot of sanding...

Used to prime and protect a boat project. It goes on very thick and rough even when thinned out. Reminded me of bedliner. But that could of been the application process. Cheap airless gun. It did cover well and did a total of 4 coats.

1000% reccomend this. I bought this as a precaution to help stop any leaks that nay or may not happen. It popped up when I google waterproof barrier undercoat for a boat. This product is not rated to be waterproof I later found out but once I applied it I felt super happy it went on perfectly to my aluminum 16foot boat. I do reccomend getting a top coat for once it drys. Use inside as well if you can

This works amazing on a fiberglass hull

We had our pontoon boat out of the water to refurbish it. I sent photos of our electric motor shaft to my nephew who is a sailboat rigger for advice. It was looking corroded. He recommended cleaning the corrosion off and buying this particular product for protection. It is like a thick paint and was super easy to apply. For sure it will give our motor years more of service. Worth the cost.