I’m in the process of repairing and painting a royalex canoe. I’ve done some homework about repairing damaged areas with GFlex and have seen various recommendations for paint. I have 2 questions:
1). While paint adhesion to royalex seems to be a concern and justification for more expensive paints, there doesn’t seem to be many who recommend primers. Is priming worth the time, expense, weight? If so, what kind of primer? I’m leaning towards using Pettit EX Poxy paint. But, the Pettit EZPrime says not to use below water line.
2). I was planning on removing the gunwales to do a better job painting. But, I’ve also read the cautions/recommendations about drilling the rivets. Carefully drilling the head of the rivet and punching out the rest without enlarging the drilled hole seemed like the best technique. Any strong recommendations against removing the gunwales?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Gary Norman
1). While paint adhesion to royalex seems to be a concern and justification for more expensive paints, there doesn’t seem to be many who recommend primers. Is priming worth the time, expense, weight? If so, what kind of primer? I’m leaning towards using Pettit EX Poxy paint. But, the Pettit EZPrime says not to use below water line.
2). I was planning on removing the gunwales to do a better job painting. But, I’ve also read the cautions/recommendations about drilling the rivets. Carefully drilling the head of the rivet and punching out the rest without enlarging the drilled hole seemed like the best technique. Any strong recommendations against removing the gunwales?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Gary Norman