Rustoleum

[Maddog]

I was down at the boat yesterday and the owner of a big wooden powerbaot is painting his toerail and trim. I ask what he is using and he holds up a can of Rustoleum. He pointed to the front of his cabin at two panels about 2' x 3' painted white and angled toward the rising sun that looked great. Says he gets about 2 to 3 years out of it.

Has anybody tried this? It seams to work for him. What would you expect to happen to the finish? Have we all been sold a bill of goods by the marine paint companies?

[ssullivan]

Yup... it works. I used a spray can of white Rustoleum over the freshly welded, mild steel frame that holds my genset in place on deck.

2 years running and not a bit of rust. It's outside all day every day, although it has some shading from the cover that is over the genset.

Originally Posted by Maddog

I was down at the boat yesterday and the owner of a big wooden powerbaot is painting his toerail and trim. I ask what he is using and he holds up a can of Rustoleum. He pointed to the front of his cabin at two panels about 2' x 3' painted white and angled toward the rising sun that looked great. Says he gets about 2 to 3 years out of it.

Has anybody tried this? It seams to work for him. What would you expect to happen to the finish? Have we all been sold a bill of goods by the marine paint companies?