Boat painting

[John C]

I'm looking at having my boat painted, I've got quotes from several painters and the one I favour at the moment is Walker boat services at Aynho, Not the cheapest but there work looks good. Anyone any opinoins on them? So far I have heard nothing but good.

 

 

John

[LEO]

Hi,

 

Most boat painters do a very good job - had a bare metal re-paint on mine 3 years ago.

 

It's looking after the post painted boat which takes the time.

 

Make sure your choice of paint manufacture is good...... I wasted £150 choosing the wrong one.

 

Keep polishing the finish article ......... excuse any spiliing mistakes - am just celebrating the completion of polishing both sides and and roof of my 48ft boat - took about 21 hours, still got the front and back to do.... and the canuba type wax has just arrived....

 

Used Auto Glym products..

 

Now back to the largest of large G&T's... by way of celebration -- did all the work by hand - I have two electric polishers but can't get on with them.

 

Good luck.

 

L

 

PS - They all seem to charge about £1000 per ft.

Edited September 16, 2014 by LEO

[Burgiesburnin]

£1000.00 per foot?

[john6767]

I assume that was meant to be £100 per foot! I have had a number of quotes for our boat, and yes they were around that sort of price (one as low as £80), but in that you need to be certain what it includes, eg blacking, sign writing/decoration, many don't and that will add perhaps another £1000 to the job. Also cheaper ones don't claim to be total back to bare metal, which with our boat was important given the poor state of the existing paint. Anyway it is booked in for next June, which I was lucky to get a slot for, most good ones are booked up to 2016, given many don't paint through winter, as they either don't have a heated dock, or are painting hire boats over winter.

[LEO]

Ooops Sorry - £100 per foot -- it was an excellent celebratory drink!

 

Also wise to research - 'Microscopic absorption - which can ruin a paint job even when work is carried out under perfect conditions.

 

L

[David Schweizer]

It's not just back to bare metal that is important if the existing paintwork is not good, but removal of all fittings in order that the old paint can be completely removed. That is what John Saderson did for our boat £100 a foot including signwriting

[John C]

Many thanks for the replies, , still waiting to hear the good (and Bad) about Walker boat services!.

 

It will be a back to bare metal paint job, windows etc removed, regular inspections of the work invited. What I like about these people is that they say there will be no hidden extra charges, this I believe from the very thorough inspection they did unlike some of the little more than casual glances other yards considered adequate.

[john6767]

Many thanks for the replies, , still waiting to hear the good (and Bad) about Walker boat services!.

 

It will be a back to bare metal paint job, windows etc removed, regular inspections of the work invited. What I like about these people is that they say there will be no hidden extra charges, this I believe from the very thorough inspection they did unlike some of the little more than casual glances other yards considered adequate.

I agree, must I spoke to did not even want to see the boat before making a quote, the one I went with came and looked at it, made sensible suggestions based on the actual boat and the condition etc. I had much moire confidence in them, and consequently they will get the job. Of course time only will tell it the job is a good one or not, and I will not know that until summer next year!

[mark99]

Psst, wanna see some paint pornography? John Sanderson site below.

 

 

http://www.narrowboatpainting.co.uk/Pages/NarrowboatGallery.aspx

Edited September 17, 2014 by mark99

[David Schweizer]

Psst, wanna see some paint pornography? John Sanderson site below.

 

 

http://www.narrowboatpainting.co.uk/Pages/NarrowboatGallery.aspx

 

Several forum members boats on that site, including ours. the "cream" border on the back cabin looks very yellow, but it has faded quite a bit in the last two years.

[mark99]

 

Several forum members boats on that site, including ours. the "cream" border on the back cabin looks very yellow, but it has faded quite a bit in the last two years.

 

Yes ours in down near the bottom. What's notable is I've just noticed one above ours (William No 3) - exactly the same paintjob as ours below!