Petit Easypoxy

[Maybritt]

I keep seeing the advert for this product in Woodenboat - anyone here try it or have any thoughts - I am concerned that this product it is all talk and no trousers as it were....i.e. a gimmick. I might well be very unfair in saying this so very interested to know otherwise.

[PugetSound]

Petit Easypoxy is your basic epoxy based paint. Mabey it's better than the competition, mabey not -I don't know. I do know that I have used it and have never had trouble with it. Like most epoxy paints, it does tend to prefer temperatures a bit warmer than your average winter temp. in order to cure properly but that is to be expected.

OOPS! I stand corrected Mike, I really didn't think about it or I would have looked at one of the cans in the shop (not 10 feet away.....). I guess my point was really that the adverts are just adverts and not to be taken too literally/seriously.

[This message has been edited by PugetSound (edited 11-15-2001).]

[rbgarr]

In my experience it is better than the International product that competes with it. Easypoxy flows smoother and covers better, especially in the lighter colors.

[Todd Bradshaw]

I've found that I get a smoother paint job with Brightside than I do with Easypoxy. I'm not sure why but it may be because the layers of paint seem to be thinner. I haven't noticed either one being dramatically tougher or longer lasting than the other. Easypoxy seems to be pretty good paint, but the "poxy" part may be a bit misleading if you're equating it to epoxy resin and expecting some sort of increased durability, etc. It's still just paint.

[Chris Coose]

I've used em both for years and I can't tell the difference.

[Allen Foote]

I had a few disasters with EasyPoxie until I learned the secret to working with it. Thin the product and expect to put on 2 to 3 coats. Forget about the 1 coat coverage BS. If you lay it on thick, the dryers evaporate from the surface and trap the dryers below the surface. Then you can litterally scrape it off with your fingernails. The way to fix that is to go over the surface a number of times with bronze wool...or remove and start over. Thin 10% or more and if it starts to feel thick...add more thinner. I've gotten fantastic results with Brightside, some that look like new gel coats. But again, it was thinned and I applied 4 coats. Prep is the key because these are linear systems....they lay flat and don't fill...so you can't expect a coat of paint to fill any grain/defects ect.

[This message has been edited by Allen Foote (edited 11-14-2001).]

[Mike Keers]

Puget,
Slight correction, there is nothing 'epoxy' about Easypoxy except the name. You might be thinking Polypoxy, which is Petit's two part epoxy paint.

The Easypoxy is just plain old one-part polyurethane paint, altho they claim it has silicone added to flow better.

I've used it for many years, and been satisfied with it. Practical Sailor found it the best of all the one part paints for gloss and durability, etc.

It can be tricky to use, finding the right mix of thinner for the conditions. Allen's got the right idea. And spraying did not work well at all in my experience. I went back to rolling and tipping.

[Glenn Selvin]

Ok, I guess I'll jump in here as well since I've used Pettit Easypoxy for years. I've repainted the topsides of my Cal 20 using non-skid sand, and its held up great for a boat that we race the hell out of. I've also used it each fall to repaint my stripe. The paint hasn't held up too well on the stripe because of boats rubbing against one another at the dock, and hell, I can only throw out so many fenders while I'm rigging up to go racing. Follow the posts about not putting it on too thick or it'll trap the dryers, as I had that happen to me, and I had to remove it all with a 3" scraper, than start over in warmer weather. I've also painted the entire inside of a 1950 Lehman 12, and it turned out fabulous! Its a great product, but it is still just paint.

[boatless]

Ditto what's been said. To add to what Glenn said, I put on the non-skid for our H-28 using Easypoxy and pouring sand on the wet paint. The result was a thick and even coat of non-skid, facilitated by the thickness of the paint. The result looks great and is totally effective.

Beyond that, well, it's paint alright. And kind of pricey at that.

[Maybritt]

Thanks to all that was very helpful indeed - now to find a supplier in Singapore.....