I need help Finding Cheap marine Paint for a boat.?

Question

Does anyone know a store in the Reno, nv area or an online retailer that sell marine paint cheap?

Answer 1

As mentioned, I not sure you find it cheap. May check with some paint stores and they may have some color already mixed they marked down. Sometimes it not match and people bring back. But, today with the computer matching it would be something they may not be able to change.
For really cheap, if you painting above the water line. Just buy some Spray Enamel at Wal-Wort or Dollar General. Not a lot of color variety, but, if you tape everything off and not let the paint run, it can actually last many years. When we were young, this friend did this on his boat above the Bump/Rub Rails. Used a Copper looking Metal Flake spray paint, $1 a can back then. I think he used about $5 worth. He still has that boat, 25 years later after the paint job. We were looking at it the other day and laughing. That $5 paint job still looking pretty good.
But, below the water line or Bump/Rub rails it probably would not last long. Be sure to sand it a little so you increase your advantages of the paint sticking well and just use 4-5 coats and "Do Not" let the paint run, then it will look cheap. ;-)
You said "Cheap" that about as cheap as it get. :-p

Answer 2

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I need help Finding Cheap marine Paint for a boat.?
Does anyone know a store in the Reno, nv area or an online retailer that sell marine paint cheap?

Answer 4

If you're talking about bottom paint, then you're stuck with using real marine paint and you'll have to get it from a place like West Marine, Boater's World, or Jamestown Distributors ( http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/ ).

When I was a teenager, I worked as a deckhand on a charter boat. The owner used oil-based enamel (Glidden brand) purchased at a hardware store for about 1/2 the price of marine enamel. The paint always held up very well without chipping or fading.

Later I worked on tugs and small ships, and we always used plain old oil-based enamel paint there, too. As far as I know there wasn't anything special about it. If you go to your neighborhood paint store and ask them about "oil-based equipment enamel" paint, I'm sure they would be able to help you. You'll probably want a "semi-gloss" finish. You'll need paint thinner to clean your brush - soap and water won't do it.

Good luck

Answer 5

West Marine Stores, Not cheap but its a good starting point

Answer 6

"Marine" Paints are usually a "Higher Quality" paint, so cheap ones are hard to find, check the lower shelf in the boat stores.