TotalBoat Inflatable Boat Bottom Paint (1 Quart)

I have a 10 foot Zodiac that stays in salt water 7 months out of the year next to my boat. The first year the growth was absolutely terrible with barnacles and the normal crud were thick took high pressure washer and muratic acid to clean. About 3 hours of cleaning. I found this product on Amazon and applied using a brush. I recommend a roller. The zodiac was in the water after application of paint for 5 months. When I removed it, it was clean, clean, clean. I just had to garden hose the bottom before storage. This stuff works and I can get an other season with this application. Very effective bottom paint for inflatable rubber boats.

Goes on easily with good coverage. Too early to see if it helps limit bottom growth. Grey color matches dinghy better than black. So far I'm impressed.

Started cracking the first use

See picture how that paint look after 1 week in a water. Al paint fell off, all over the place, keep peeling with lightest touch. 2 layers were applied to brand new, out of the box, PVC boat bottom. Now what? Have to spend efforts to clean it all up. What a waste. Refund would be nice.

I used this to paint a West Marine 310 RIB dinghy that I bought this year. After a thorough cleaning and prepping the fiberglass bottom with some 100 grit sanding blocks and painters tape, we painted the hull in 2 coats. (I didnt use a primer.) I shook the paint for a few minutes before opening it and stirring but have to say it reconstituted much better than I expected. There was plenty of paint left to do 2 more coats if I wanted to but 2 coats looked good. Both the PVC and fiberglass surfaces took the paint with ease. I used a cheap brush from Home depot as my expectations were that the brush would be non-reusable. I let the 2 coats dry for 24 hrs before putting it in the boat in the water. After the dry time the finish looked good, you could see some minor brush marks but this is bottom paint not car enamel. I chose this paint over Pettit mostly for the price but also for the fact that its made near where I use the boat in RI. I figure they should know the waters of the bay and whats needed to protect a boat. Paint shipped with gloves, mixing sticks and a paint cup. So far its only been a week but it looks good. No cracks in the paint on the PVC. I'll update the review at the end of the season.Update: End of Season 1 (November 2015). Paint held up very well. I cleaned the bottom of the dinghy with a pressure washer at the end of the season and did an inspection. I have to say the paint looks very good. I expected the paint to crack and flake off but its solid. The only areas showing wear is on the keel from where I beached it but even there it didnt wear all the way through. It just looks scraped. I'm adding a star. I wont need to paint next year. Hopefully I can remember to update my review again next year.

The paint was very hard to get mixed well. . I ended up pouring it into big can and mixing with power drill with a paddle. It was the consistency of chunky peanut butter. These pictures are after stirring for 7-8 minutes but before using power drill. I used the same paint last year worked excellent to protect the bottom of the boat.

When it comes to having a clean bottom this paint has helped. Easy to apply and one quart put two coats on our 10.5' dingy

Very thick. Does not separate in can so no shaking or mixing needed. dries fast. Great for RHIB boats where you need to paint the fiberglass and hypalon or PVC tubes. Great coverage even with white or gray colored paint over black. 1 quart will provide 2 coats for a 10' boat or smaller. But may not need more than 1 coat on a 10-14' boat.