Can i paint my boat with house paint?

-Prefix any product at all with any of the 'magic' words: 'marine' or 'yacht', and you can instantly treble the price!



As long as you compare like with like and get an exterior, oil based paint (at least) - polyurethane is better - but not water based, then there is essentially no great difference between marine paints and any others - except price!!



And different producers of course - some are better than others. (Woolworths' 'Cover Plus' wet-look gloss used to be in a league of its own. Utterly superb! But sadly, you can't get it now as they are no more). This product had exceptional 'body', was high-build (a gloss paint, note!), extremely high-gloss and lasted for multiple seasons because of it.



While, in contrast, many top-brand oil based 'marine' brands barely last one season - they are produced in the knowledge that boat owners are very often quite happy to paint (or have painted) their pride and joy every season. And so, are made to be no more resilient than that.



Obviously, I do not include any specialist marine products, for example, the pigmented epoxies and polyurethanes etc. Just like-for-like.



And, bear in mind, high-gloss finishes are much better for the harsh marine exterior environment as these are much less permeable than the 'matt' and 'satin' finishes more usually associated with interior paintwork. In particular domestic interiors. They are also much more reflective and so filter the destructive ultra violet rays of sunlight, rather than absorbing them.



And if you want your paintwork to last, apply lots and lots of coats: at least four primers to bare wood and two or three undercoats. No need to abrade again between coats as long as you apply in ideal, cool, dry conditions and very soon after the previous coat has cured. Simply lightly degrease first.



And just flat back your final undercoat prior to the gloss using about 400 grit.



And ... always apply a wax polish, just like you might do to your car (doesn't have to be 'marine', or 'yacht' etc.) just as soon as your chosen gloss has fully cured. And, again, each season.



-|--)=== NO .... you should not use water based paint on a boat ---- you should use a good quality MARINE paint .... the marine paint will last for several years and it will not peel, crack, or wash off the surfaces -- if you will follow directions and sandpaper all paintable surfaces ...

........... please do not use any house paint on your boat --- when you go to the 25-cent car wash to clean your boat the house paint will peel off and the MESS will be more than you want to deal with .....
Some yachties keel hauled their yacht on a beach in Indonesia, and cleaned the bottom while they waited for some anti-fouling paint to arrive, the sort that is environmentally friendly and slowly leeches away to reveal new chemical. While they were doing this the locals took an interest and revealed what they used for anti-fouling. It seems they get paint from the local shops, the mis-matched free stuff and mix it all together in a drum, the colour is not important. To this they add the hottest ground up chilli and peppers they can find, all growing nearby, to create free anti-foul, and its environmentally safe to boot. One year later they repeat.
No,it is not a good idea to paint a boat with house paint.The house color can damage the base of the boat.You should have to use Marine paint.Marine paint will be good choice,if you want to paint your boat.



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Yes, but confine it to the superstructure. Below the waterline, of course, you want bottom paint unless the boat spends most of its time on a trailer.