Pitting on my new to me boat!!

[Chaps]

This is appropriate

http://www.pettitpaint.com/product.asp?id=80

[Babyj]

The epoxy fairing compound asks for a coat of Pettit Protect 4700/4701 Gray before using it,can i use the barrier coat you recommend under the fairing compound or should I use Pettit Protect 4700/4701 Gray then the fairing compound then the barrier coat you recommended I'm very new to all this looks like ill be asking you a lot of questions hope you don't mind and of course thank you very much

[Chaps]

Make sure the bare metal including the pits are either freshly blasted or acid etched and neutralized immediately prior to initial application of the barrier coat. The 4400 would serve the same purpose as the 4700 and its a better corrosion inhibitor than the 4700. The reason they call for the barrier coat first is that it will adhere better to the pits in the bare aluminum than the fairing compound would and conversely the fairing compound will adhere very well to the barrier coat that they recommend applying first. When you fair (sand & flatten) the hardened fairing compound you will likely sand through the first layer of 4400 in spots but it doesn't matter as you will be re-coating everything with the 4400 prior to applying your bootstripe enamel. Its a good idea to clean the last dried coat of 4400 with a weak solution of plain ammonia & water then (when dry) lightly sand before applying the bootstripe paint. You can do it!

[Babyj]

I finally understand exactly what I have to do and what I have to use thank you very much I think I'm going to wait a few weeks to a month before I start this because the minimum temperature for the paint and other stuff is 50f or 10c in my case but got lots of other stuff to do on the boat and trailer anyways thanks again

[Chaps]

Your welcome, keep us up to date on your fix-up process

[Babyj]

I will I'm going to start a thread I think