Pakers duck boat paint.

[gabe4]

Ok I just finished paint my 12ft aluminum boat with this stuff it seems to go on easy no hardener it’s actually made to be brushed on, the manufacture said to mix in about 10-15% thinner if using a gun. Anyway it came out nice but I’ve got a lot left over and I’m eyeing the XJ which at this time is only half painted. I used bed liner from the door handles down and was planning on having the upper half painted professionally because normal paint needs real prep work where the textured bed liner paint doesn’t. Now I’m thinking well maybe I could do this it’s already rough sanded a little in prep for the shop, but I’m wondering maybe I could do this myself, has anyone here used this paint before and has it lasted, can I just spray it on or do I need to put hardener in it. I apologize if I’m not explaining myself well, the boat was the first thing I’ve painted with a gun so I have little experience painting.

 

[mcnamaag]

Pics?

 

[gabe4]

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Not sure you can even see it that well but from the body line up is rough sanded right now.

 

[8Mud]

Some paints are compatible some aren't. When in doubt I always do a test patch someplace where it doesn't show.
With some paints, like the boat paint you are using, the cure time may be months, so beware if you are going to use it as a base coat. Different paints dry at different rates and shrink different amounts.
I've used generic boat paints for automotive applications many times over the years with good results. Though not your particular brand. The finish usually didn't have the gloss of an automotive paint, but was durable and kept the rust away, though seemed to weather and dull (oxidize some) after a few years.
Boat paint and (acrylic) enamel household trim paint seem to be a very similar formula.
Read the label closely, often Dupont (which has a hundred subsidiaries) is packaged under somebody else's name. Their site, while hard to navigate, can be helpful.