TotalBoat Marine Topside Boat Paint Primer for Fiberglass and Wood (White), 1 Gallon (Pack of 1)

The media could not be loaded. We used this product on our large front porch. It faces northwest and gets all the worst of the weather here. The porch was new pressure treated wood primed with two heavy coats of the same brand primer and allowed to dry thoroughly. The final paint coat went on smoothly and quickly, like butter, with no issues whatsoever. The one coat coverage was amazing! It has dried to a beautiful hard glossy finish. To the touch it almost feels like hard plastic. Other than the high price we have no complaints. However on our old porch we had used other high end brands such as Sherwin Williams and it would still peel after only a year or two. We are hopeful that this product applied correctly will outperform the others. Only time will tell I guess. I would definitely recommend trying it if you can stomach the cost. I’m hopeful it will payoff in the long term.

Quality paint. Excellent coverage.

Total boat primer and paint is hust one of the best paints out there

Used on the interior decking and gunwales of an open fiberglass dory. Went on easy with a quality roller (don't get the cheap foam ones - this stuff will start degrading those very quickly). Covered the original tan painted gunwales and the raw fiberglass deck with one coat, then applied three coats of Total Boat Wet-Edge topside in white (could have gotten away with two but we had enough for three) . A lot of sandy teenagers in and out and unsecured gear bouncing around in choppy seas with no chips or scratches. Time will tell, but I'm impressed so far.

Great product but its all about the prep before you prime. Sharp edges need to be rounded or you will sand thru the primer. The primer dries very quickly ( even thinned 10% ) so complete the square space in front of you before you proceed but make sure you do a light ( no pressure ) role on your final tip pass. ( I did not use a brush to tip. I rolled my project using a foam roller which works great. My surface was an epoxy sanded with 120 grit. You could still see the swirls after priming in the first coat but the 2nd coat did the trick & seals everything. "Seals".... I have done some minor filler work on a few imperfections before priming. The primer prepped these spots ( dull finish ) in the first pass & sealed them in the second pass along with all the filling all the swirls. The only thing I could see after the second pass was the roller marks. If you make a final no pressure pass this should be minimal.1) There is no such thing as a one coat. I could light see thru one coat but the coverage is excellent. 2 coats are required2) You must lightly sand between coats just to take the roughness out. I use 320 dry light passover on the first coat & 400 wet sanding with orbital sander on the 2nd coat & did not sand thru the primer. I did not need a third coat mainly because the surface prep was almost perfect.3) Do not use the thinner to clean the surface ( primer ) between coats unless its over 24hrs. Only use to prep the surface before you prime. I could sand after 4 hrsCoverage is very accurate based on applying 2 coats. My project was about 120 sq ft so I had to use 2 qts. 1/2 ( 4 oz ) cup will coat about 30 sf. So you don't waste primer, leave the little stuff for leftover paints. I had 4 2x4 hatches that i coated after each of the 4 30 sq ft sections which worked out well.

I used this primer before I painted my canoe in Boston whaler blue. Used the entire quart for the canoe. Seemed to work great. Then did two coats of the Boston whaler blue after the primer dried. Also lightly sanded in between coats and before I put the primer on.

Never again... Wanted to prep and paint the two halves of my center console helm. Read reviews and watched videos. That on top of my being fairly experienced with marine fiberglass and paint work. Opened the prime and mixed thoroughly. As per the instructions I reached for a brush to work right out of the can... Big big big mistake. This stuff I assume can only be rolled and that with a minimum of 10% thinning. It would have been nice had the instructions even hinted that these two steps are required. The result was horrible with deep brushstrokes. I should have quit after first 4 brush strokes but assumed it would flatten upon drying. Ha! Next dait looked like crap! Though 48 hours later I could sand it smooth. Ha again. The stuff was not nearly dry. Like mud. Unbelievable. Called the tech line to hear that it must be thinned and rolled. Imagine that. Was told the first coats need to be ultrathin to the point of transparency. Wow wish that had been in the directions. A week later I just spent the last 8 hours grinding it all off. And don't try anything short of 40 grit. Even that clogs in minutes. 15 discs later I am done with the only positive being that sanding does not produce dust. It comes off like grains of sand. First time I ever spent that length of time with a sander and did not have to dust off pants after. Weird stuff... Anyway such was my experience. I share it here in the hope that thinning and rolling transparent coats will produce a better outcome. But I leave that to someone else to discover. As for me I got my money back from Amazon no questions asked.

Glad I went with this brand, love the color