Having Cabo painted with Awlcraft

What company is painting your cabo and where in FL? I have 2000 45. I have it in Cape Cod and think the best painting option might be to run it to FL for a winter and have it done there. I'm guessing a 45 express would be much cheaper than the flybridge. Thanks

Thanks. Why did you choose Awlcraft instead of Alwgrip?

I would probably paint both topside and hull.

I prefer Awlgrip on the rubrail up and Awlcraft on the hull. The chances of damaging paint on the rubrail up is very small on a boat your size, so touch ups aren't as much a worry and it's a bit harder than awlcraft.

Even though he's an expert applicator Bruce Harris / Steadfast Marine knows better than to chance applying two entirely different paint systems in close proximity and not have the outcome be a two tone colored boat as its very difficult to color match the systems. 99% of yacht refinishing companies in south Florida will steer customers to Awlcraft 2000 due to its ease of application in our less than perfect climate (humidity ,dew point & temperature) & due to the lack of true environmentally controlled painting sheds (in lieu of tents) that reduce the chance of application problems. . As far as durability is concerned, Awlcraft's acrylic formulation has a very high DOI (distinction of image) and low Wa (wave length, orange peel measured by photometer ) but is considered to be a "soft paint" that will chip and scratch easily & has very poor abrasion resistance compared to the full long chain aliphatic urethanes like Alexseal or Awlgrip. Hybrid polyester acrylics like Quantum 99 will provide the DOI, low Wa , hardness & durability of the aliphatic urethanes but they have the forgiving abilities of blending and repair.

You made the correct choice given the environment in which the system was applied. Even though your vessel was in a tent enclosure, how many weather days did the applicator have due to high humidity because of rain or dew point?
The tent structure that Kiwi1 posted had environmental units installed in several locations to balance the inside of the tents application enviroment. European applicators are ahead of us here in So.Fl. As I've only found this inside balance being done at Rybovitch.

You'll be perfectly fine with Awlcraft on the entire boat. There is nothing wrong with the Awlcraft system. Everyone has their preferences and it depends on usage, application situation, etc. etc. It's also easier to have it match 100% as other's have mentioned. A lot of days people have a colored hull/white rub rail up, in that situation my preference would be Awlgrip rubrail up, Awlcraft on the hull, however I wouldn't complain if the painter prefered to use Awlcraft on the entire boat either.

Skip, any final pics? I'm interested in checking out the new finish. I'm sure it looks great.

Beau,
Where did you have your boat painted at? Just Curious.