Narrowboat Roof Paint

Cost 13 00 not cheap but essential next task.

Narrowboat roof paint.

The problems and pleasures of owning and living aboard a canal boat in the uk. We have chosen to paint the roof first as we are c. A 6 inch natural bristle brush of high quality will make the laying off a pleasure. Often the deck tops gunwale sides and roof of a narrowboat are coated with an anti slip paint.

Supplied in a 1 litre size container to produce an anti slip paint simply add 1 x 750ml can of rylard plus enamel of the chosen colour to the container and thoroughly stir. Here follows the most commonly available options. The roof looks nicer after being painted white though it would be nice to see how it looks with red painted on it. Smooth fine aggregate powder designed for addition to rylard plus enamel to produce a non slip coating suitable for upper deck areas and walkways.

Buy the best brushes you can afford. Don t be tempted to try and reduce the expense by using cheap household paint. If you decide to diy your narrowboat painting some basic kit will help. Demo of my technique for painting a narrowboat cabin side.

I m actually excited to see it especially that stripe you put along the edge. Due to the nature of cruising in these craft it is often necessary for crew to step onto the gunwale and anti slip provides a safer surface. Whether you hire a professional boat painter or tackle the job yourself painting a narrowboat is going to take a lot of paint. Lightly sand 400g discs between coats to key the surface so your paint actually sticks to the layer beneath i understand that some professional narrowboat painters suggest that you can apply the next coat without sanding providing that you apply it within twenty four hours of the previous coat.

An da or random orbital sander will make light work of paint surface preparation and a set of knee pads is a must when tackling the roof. I imagine it looks quite dashing and fun and a red boat is quite eye catching to see floating along a river. You need a suitable undercoat and two gloss coats of metal or marine paint so it will be a fairly costly project.