Painting A Narrowboat Roof

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading you experience painting your narrow boat i painted the stern bulkhead of my boat and got runs so thanks for the tip as for sign writers there is a man named keith at st marys marina in rufford who i would recommend.

Painting a narrowboat roof.

I m actually excited to see it especially that stripe you put along the edge. Narrowboat painting tips from www johnbarnard biz in this video which forms the first part of a series john barnard sets out to share some of the tips used. Don t be tempted to try and reduce the expense by using cheap household paint. Weve ordered a scabbler from brandon tool hire which by the looks of things around this forum is by far the best way of stripping a roof back to steel.

I bought a 500ml bottle enough to paint the entire roof area but as i m only using it on exposed metal i should have enough for the entire boat. 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. Greetings fellow waterways folk my partner and i are about to resurface the roof of our narrowboat.

Here follows the most commonly available options. Narrow boat painting is an art form. You need a suitable undercoat and two gloss coats of metal or marine paint so it will be a fairly costly project. I have been working hard for almost a month now working on painting prepping and painting out boats roof.

Consider booking your narrow boat into a covered dock. Rylard raddle is a single pack semi gloss finish based on alkyd resin strengthened with specially selected extenders and formulated using durable lead free pigments nhaving both good resistance to oil and water rylard raddle is ideal for use in the marine environment. 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. Total paint cost 345.

5l biscuit cream gloss x 1 roof and side panels 160. Cost 13 00 not cheap but essential. Weve got our primer ready zinc phosphate. Ideal painting conditions are not too hot no breeze and no insects.

Whether you hire a professional boat painter or tackle the job yourself painting a narrowboat is going to take a lot of paint. Rylard raddle offers an excellent reduction in reflection and glare when used on boat roofs and is also suitable for use. Often the deck tops gunwale sides and roof of a narrowboat are coated with an anti slip paint.