harderthansoft
Senior Member
Keep in mind I have never picked up a spray gun or ever painted anything besides a room in my house.
I have a 2003 aluminum smokercraft. It's has a steering console and it's 18 ft long and not sure the width. But it's very wide and stable.
I can figure most things out and I'm fairly mechanically inclined. I picked a compressor up from a guy that says he has painted with it. I just need to know the basics like the correct paint to purchase. Should it be latex, oil base or something else. How to thin it and with what. My major concern is how to get it off the trailer. I don't have any big trees in my yard. So I'm looking for ideas to maybe Jack it up and pull the trailer out and it be stable enough to spray.
Even though it's aluminum,it still weighs around 1000 lbs. I know I want to pressure wash and scuff it up somewhat. Also would like a recommendation on a basic spray gun.
I have a 2003 aluminum smokercraft. It's has a steering console and it's 18 ft long and not sure the width. But it's very wide and stable.
I can figure most things out and I'm fairly mechanically inclined. I picked a compressor up from a guy that says he has painted with it. I just need to know the basics like the correct paint to purchase. Should it be latex, oil base or something else. How to thin it and with what. My major concern is how to get it off the trailer. I don't have any big trees in my yard. So I'm looking for ideas to maybe Jack it up and pull the trailer out and it be stable enough to spray.
Even though it's aluminum,it still weighs around 1000 lbs. I know I want to pressure wash and scuff it up somewhat. Also would like a recommendation on a basic spray gun.
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