TotalBoat TdotalBilge Bilge Paint

Follow the instructions on the can, allow proper time between coats and apply it when the humidity is at the right levels (this is a key part) and this product works amazing. I redid the stringers in my boat, sealed it all up with a epoxy resin. Scuffed the dry resin to give the bilge paint something to grab and a nice clean surface (new epoxy meant no oil or grease that cause fisheyes or poor adhesion). This stuff covered in one coat, but I had so much left, I went ahead and did a 2nd coat just because I had no other use for this (a quart goes a LONG way if done right) and it left a beautiful finish to the entire engine compartment of my boat. Once it set up, you can wipe any dirt or oil/grease that drips down from your inboard engine with ease. This product is wonderful and easy to maintain. Just make sure you don't put it on in really high humidity because it will make it so it'll never want to dry. Follow that simple piece of advice and this product will seal up your transom, bilge area with no problem at all. Nice thick product that lays down and flows out so you see no brush/roller strokes. It comes in many colors to fit your personal preference. We love this stuff and even found that we liked it enough to do the floor in the shed under the go karts, race cars and lawn mowers because it repels oil and grease, which allows super easy clean up. If you are going to use multiple coats though, make sure you allow proper time to "flash/dry" between coats or it will seal off/over and never want to feel fully dry. Remember, this isn't normal house paint, it is a coating that is meant to repel water, oil, grease, or other mechanical fluids like antifreeze or transmission fluid. For that purpose, it works wonders

Easy to use and super durable. Keep a wet edge and move quickly if temps are on the higher end. I have in my bilge & anchor locker and after 2 years it still looks great. Also very easy to clean. It does take longer than I expected to dry so give it time. Don’t apply too thick or allow it to puddle. Very happy with the product. I’ve used on several boats

We have always had a struggle with getting the right paint for our coping. It is aluminum and we had multiple layers of paint on top of the coping. After time they would chip off or just look bad. After stripping the coping, I was looking for a marine grade Primer and paint. I saw Total Boat and ordered the paint, but couldn’t find the primer on Amazon. I called the company and ordered the epoxy primer. Apparently it is also on Amazon, but I couldn’t find it. Anyway, we put the Total Boat primer on top of the aluminum (and on top of JB Weld that filled in holes in the aluminum), and we are very satisfied with the result. The paint goes on, very smooth and flows into the brushstrokes, and leaves a very smooth shiny surface to have water bead off of it. You must be properly dressed, and wear a mask/nitrile gloves because of the fumes, but it was worth all the effort.

Don't use a foam roller, it will dissolve it. It will also leave pieces of the roller on your painted surface and micro bubbles. Very bad solvent smell, glad I was using outside but still very strong even in open air. Next time I will use a respirator. Takes a long time to dry. Goes on very thick. Use a disposable brush, you aren't getting it clean.

Great product. High gloss. Sticks to an old bilge well. But, be sure and apply thin coats. One part epoxies must air dry to cure. If applied too thick, the underlying part does not cure, unlike 2 part epoxies that cure throughout with a catalyst.

Great coverage! It went over a freshly finished deck of polyurethane to clean up and protect the bilge from dirt, oil and gas.

I used this product to paint a new wood floor in an enclosed trailer. I used the recommended epoxy primer and carefully sanded. The first coat looked terrible, so I waited a week sanded with 120 and recoated. The floor came out fairly well. I let it sit a month or so before use. The trailer interior got quite warm in the sunlight during the days, so I'd guess that the paint was as hard as it ever was going to get. The paint remains so soft that walking on it, even in deck shoes, has destroyed the gloss in the first day. When drilled into, the swarf is tacky, flexible and won't cut cleanly. This will take many hours to sand off. I'm not happy at all. By the way, isn't an "epoxy" product usually mixed with a catalyst? I spoke to Jamestown Distributors, who told me that this product had to be put on in VERY thin coats, but and that it would eventually harden. We'll see.

I cleaned our bilges and applied per the label directions. It works rather well. If you want a thick coat, there is no need for thinner/reducer unless you get it on your skin. Then the thinner takes it off well. It applies to your project straight out of the can, no hardner to mix in. It is extremely fuming to the area applied to, so be prepared to have ventilation of some sort. I left the door and windows open, put the cover on & went home 8 hours later after applying to the cabin bilges. I used a cheap brush in difficult areas, and a foam 4 inch mini roller in the wide open spots. Overall, I'm happy with the outcome. It is a bit pricey in my opinion, but again, it works well. Good Luck!