TotalBoat-520631 Aluminum Boat Paint for Canoes, Bass Boats, Dinghies, Duck Boats, Jon Boats and Pontoons (Light Gray, Gallon), 1 Gallon (Pack of 1)

I recondition jon boats as my side hobby/income and I spent over 20 years in the automotive paint and body industry as experience. The quality of this paint can not be beat for the price point. I have painted several aluminum boats with this product and other brands with a little lower price point and this is well worth the extra $$$. Any issues with this paint will be operator error. Some people are just not going to put forth the effort to properly prep the surface for paint. If you want to pressure wash it and paint it you will get results based on your effort. When you can see a shine on a surface do not expect the paint to adhere properly. Take your time, use a tsp solution sprayed on the boat and pressure wash it. Now sand it well and clean it properly before painting and you will have good adhesion. The rivets are a key point on aluminum boats, your sander will not get down in the crevice around it. Put another 30 minutes of time in and take a scuff pad wet with mineral spirits and sand around each rivet. This is the best way I have found to get in there and remove any oil or contaminates. Personally I pressure wash the whole boat again before painting. PREP PREP PREP that is the key no matter what paint you are using. Splotchy paint, poor coverage and runs are all operator error. Do your homework on your colors because some colors are much more transparent than others and buy enough paint to do it right.

Worked great for my aluminum boat

Great stuff just wish it was cheaper

I was pleasantly surprised that as claimed. It did not necessarily need primer for the inside of my aluminum boat. Covers well, but probably best to use a sprayer rather than a brush, as viscosity is not all that thick to begin with

Can was dented up during shipping but no paint spilled out in the box as some other reviewers have mentioned. I used this to paint the exterior of a 15/36 Jon Boat. I wire wheeled all rivets, sanded exterior with 80 grit on a palm sander, washed boat with dish soap and water, dried, wiped with acetone, applied Gluvit epoxy sealer to entire bottom and all rivets below waterline, allowed to cure for 3 days, washed again with dish soap and water, dried, used maroon scotch bright pad on palm sander to roughen epoxy coating, washed again with dish soap and water, dried, wiped with acetone, then sprayed Total Boat Aluminum Boat Paint with a Wagner Flexio 890 paint sprayer. Two coats, one hour apart. I did NOT thin the paint. Used middle settings on paint sprayer for both flow and boost. Went on smooth. Painting was the easy part. The prep work was 90 percent of the job. I can’t speak for durability yet but it looks and feels great. I hope it hold up. ***Pictures added 9-27-23***