how to paint boat rub rail
Re: painting boat rub rail if its the big c-shaped one with no insert, you can get flexible primer at the aouto body supply, they use it on all the new plastic bumpers and saturn fenders. any polyeurethane paint will do. Even on my aluminum boat with the rails welded on, theres an affected area from welding thats hard to hold paint, and thats in fresh water. the aluminum rub rail is appx 2" in hight and depth. it runs around the entire hull and also has a strip down the center of the hull. personally, i would take off the strakes, repair and paint the. Spray paint for plastic i painted 2 of my white, plastic-y dorade vents with that krylon spray paint for plastics. these dorades were cracked and chalky and yellowed, just like my rub rail. thought i'd test the paint on the dorades before committing to the rub rail job. it worked great, and has held up just fine, so far for a year. looks very nice.. 
how to paint boat rub rail When i get to painting my boat i do not want to just mask the rub rail. it is the type of construction where the cap overlaps the hull and the rub rail is riveted through the cap and hull. i will be flipping the boat and was thinking i could remove the rub rail and re-rivet the cap and hull together.. How to remove paint from rub rail safely? previous owner had kept the boat in a wet slip boat house. when the structure was repainted, small areas of the rub rail picked up paint upon entering and exiting the boat house (tight quarters). no damage to rub rail, just some small areas that have paint rub deposits..
