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Alan Wheeler · 14-05-2006, 00:53

You can now get Water based Enamels. A little harder wearing than standard Acrylics. However, niether is as good IMO as an oil based enamel. If water base paints are used in area's where hard wearing is not an issue, they should be fine. Acrylics have one nasty problem though. anything sitting on the dry paint surface for any time, will eventually adhere to the painted surface. Enamels don't have that problem.
That aside, you should be able to get 10yrs out of WBPaints as long as they aren't subject to hard wear. Polyurathanes are going to give you much longer, but know the issues.

14-05-2006, 00:53	#4
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	You can now get Water based Enamels. A little harder wearing than standard Acrylics. However, niether is as good IMO as an oil based enamel. If water base paints are used in area's where hard wearing is not an issue, they should be fine. Acrylics have one nasty problem though. anything sitting on the dry paint surface for any time, will eventually adhere to the painted surface. Enamels don't have that problem. That aside, you should be able to get 10yrs out of WBPaints as long as they aren't subject to hard wear. Polyurathanes are going to give you much longer, but know the issues. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.