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Old 12-14-2007, 01:34 PM
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hey experts...just curious when painting a boat or jet ski...is there special paint or can i use normal auto body paint??? it will be used for lake water only...no salt water. thanx in advance
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haha here is a stand up that i painted myself with regular spray paint. I dont know what kind of jetski your painting or what you use it for, but i do a lot of freestyling so mine constantly gets scratched up so i didnt see a point in spending a bunch of money for paint.
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We always used regular automotive paint sprayed it with basecoat clear I had a 700 superjet a few years ago we made it a 760
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basecoat clear coat should be just fine.
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Originally Posted by Fast_94_Z
basecoat clear coat should be just fine.
Thats what I did for touch up on my old one when I sold it....
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gelcoat would be youre best bet. Really strong stuff and is the only way to go for marine products IMO



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