I needs some OD War Eagle paint to finish up my jon boat project. I figured this would be easy to come by. Right… Only certified dealer close to me in the upstate is mid-carolina marine. Talked with them they said having just a gallon of paint shipped would be VERY expensive due to all the concerns with spill. Said my best option is to wait 4 to 6 weeks till they get a new boat shipment in.
I then tried to go to lowes, said they did not have anything that would work on an application such as a boat. Told me to try ACE.
One guy at ACE told me they had an outdoor metal paint that would work. Went home got my sample to match colors with. This time different dude helps me and says their stuff will not work!
Do I wait on War Eagle paint from Mid-carolina or do I chance it with the ACE stuff? What is in the war eagle paint that is so important anyway?
Any ideas?
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I don’t know if WarEagle is like DuraCraft but Duracraft would sell you an exact match on color direct from factory. They had it in buckets or spray cans for touch up. I’d try WarEagle. I think they have custom OD paint made so the color is hard to match.
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Seel’s sells Alumacraft jon boat paint. I think you can buy it in the quart or gallon size.
If all else fails and you cant find it pre mixed. Go to sherwin williams and get some paint matched to your color…It will need to be DTM, direct to metal, industrial type paint (water based), it gets hard as laquer…also some paint stores can match any color you want and put it in a spray can. Stay away from lowes!!! they know nothing. Call me with any questions.
Shipndeck is excellent jon boat paint. You can order it online or call around for a local dealer. I got mine from boaters world (r.i.p.) try west marine.
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Boater’s World carried Shipendeck which is good stuff. Most of the stores will close by the end of this week but most of the stores that are still open still had paint so might be worth a shot for a great deal as well.
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valspar is the largest industrial coatings manufacturer with products that will do great. they manuf. coatings for john deere, case, etc, as well as most coatings on metal roofing. find a dealer (not a big box) and let them set you up.
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Thanks all! Charlie I will call you tomorrow.
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