blefever

Bilge coating?

I have a '99 Outlaw. Can anyone tell me what coating the factory used in the bilge? I'm re-doing mine and would like to use the same stuff, unless there is something better someone can tell me about.
Mine is in good shape, just stained and a couple of spots where the coating is starting to lift.



Thanks in Advance.

vintage chromoly

I'd think it's gelcoat

JRider

I have recoated my bilge with epoxy. If I had it to do over I would use gel coat with additive to make it wet out/shine. There are other threads on this if you do a search. It is a huge amount of work.

ezstriper

Rustoleum is the best bang for the buck...works great, nice shine, holds up very well...

jdbillin

Is it a huge amount of work because you have to remove everything or because you would have to have the bilge smooth before putting the gel coat on?

vintage chromoly

The gelcoat is a major pain in the a$$. Nasty smelling and a VERY short working time (5 to 7 minutes and it's solid in the gun)
Paint the bilge.

Gimme Fuel

I did my bilge with Rustoleum gloss white and added enamel hardener. Turned out amazing. Oil wipes right off. Hard and durable. Easy cleaning.

jdbillin

5-7 minutes wow.. That is an extremely fast working time I never would of guessed that.

onesickpantera

I also vote for Rustoleum oil base paint. After hours of searching I decided to try it. Turned out great and held up well.

GLENAMY 242SS

I went with rustolium gloss white/gloss smoke gray
always have used rustilium.