TotalBoat Wet Edge Topside Paint

Followed instructions. Gave it to light coats. Came out perfect. I mixed two cans of flat with one can of gloss it came out to a nice satin finish.

This paint dries way too fast. You cannot get a reasonable finish short of sprays. I add so much brushing fluid to it it was like paint thinner and yet you cannot remove the brush marks. So disappointed. You must wet sand and polish to make the finish reasonable, even though it recommends against it. You cannot roll and tip this. It is utterly ridiculous how fast this dries. 2 minutes tops, you can't roll and tip this.

Built a cabin enclosure and it covered it nicely. Went on easily and laid flat

All the total boat products I have tried all have been great

I think it's a good product. These paints go on nice with a feel of quality making a good job really easy.

I have used many total boat products and I have been very very disappointed with the topside primer and wet edge. I applied both products in a paint booth that was climate controlled. The primer was still gumming up sand paper 5 days after drying. I had to scrape most of it off until it was paper thin with razor blades. After giving it another week or so to dry, I finally felt comfortable applying the topside wet edge. I applied 3 total coats of wet edge. It took 2-3x longer to dry than the manufacturers data showed. After letting the 3rd coat dry for days, it still didn't feel completely dry. I took my fingernail and scratched the paint to see its durability and it was able to be scraped off. There was still primer under the paint that seemed fine, but the wet edge never adhered to the primer like it should have. It would have simply scraped off with any abrasive like a shoe with sand on it that were to step on the paint. After wasting about 2 weeks and many many hours, I decided it was not going to last and with a lot of regret for using it in the first place, I started stripping it all off of my 13' whaler. It took about 3-4 full days to sand off and strip all the wet edge and primer off the boat. I bought alexseal primer and 501 topside paint and applied it and it looks amazing and is very durable. I regret ever trying the wet edge paint from total boat. Personally I want my money back for the primer and wet edge paint. It wasted my time and cost me days of additional work and cost to strip it all off. I couldn't be more disappointed with using this product. I would never use wet edge again.

I painted the trim on the deck of my boat and it covered well and the finish was good

I love this paint. Its perfect for my above waterline boat applications. Most importantly, it does not turn yellow in the full sun. It flows easy and on vertical applications keeps together and doesn't run. I wish there were more colors choices available in Flat white. I enjoy just opening the can, and paint! 1 part is a joy.

After going around & around with the color of Whaler Blue in the catalog (Aqua Blue) & the swatch on the can (Light Blue) I was delighted with what the actual color really is. Somewhere in between the two samples.

This is the 2nd year I've used Wet Edge Topside Paint on my Chesapeake Light Craft Peeler Skiff and I could not be more pleased. It is easy to apply with both brush and roller, covers well, and looks great. It is also extraordinarily self-leveling. I was also grateful for the convenient ordering and prompt delivery from Jamestown Distributers.

I could not be more pleased with the finish achieved rolling and tipping Wet Edge. East to work with. Really nice finish.

Good Customer support. Fast shipping and response. Total Boat paint is pretty good and durable so far. Easy to apply, dries fast, and looks great.

We painted the hull of our Beneteau and it looks amazing! Excellent customer service when I called in with questions. The paint rolled on very well and dried evenly with no streaks or sagging.

Paint wont dry, did everything right, been doing this for decades and never had this problem. Have fans on it well, still just as tacky. This is a work boat between this and the snail slow delivery, i am missing too much work and in a bind now. Not sure the paint will ever dry at this point. The parts in the sun are dry, temps are mid 60s here in San Diego. I have about $500 bucks invested to totalboat paint and primer and don't even want to crack open another can at this point. Will reach out to customer service but between the primer not covering even half of what they claim, the super slow delivery and now paint that wont dry, imthink it is time to cut my loses. I will miss next weeks work as well so will be out thoisamds of dollars because totalboat seems to be a total fail.

And cool damp weather it took a long time to harden

Fantastic product. I'd recommend it to all boat owners.

Prompt delivery, paint easy to apply (roll and tip application), fast drying, and economical

Paint went on great / thinned with thinner & penetrol & used red tree badger brush came out looking like glass

Myself and my son did a major overhaul on my Cape Horn center console. We used all Total Boat products, There products are awesome from resin to paints. Took us 2 and half months to complete but now it looks a factory job

This paint was used on my custom car trailer. It was the perfect color (Flag Blue). I had originally bought Rustoleum Royal Blue, and it turned out to be way too light a shade. I wanted a strong blule color. When dry, this paint is really tough. So don't get it where you don't want it, because you will work to get it off. This looks like it will last a very long time.

applied easy, flowed nice dried hard. good paint

I learn about Total Boat Products on my 1st rebuild and overhaul, this was many years ago. I was very Impressed with the outcome. It has held up to everyday use very well. I am now into a 2nd rebuild and these products are awesome, different boat, All of the products from Total has preformed GREAT

Followed all instructions applied in heated shop and the first coat to 3 days to dry. Second coat dried in 1 day

First used white paint with thinner. Followed directions took 3 days to dry. I thought because I thinned it. Then applied gray on other area without thinning it took 5 days to dry

I refurbish skiffs. And until now, I've never purchased a product that didn't dissapoint. But! Now that I'm using the Wet Edge paints, the painting results have been remarkable. The white products aren't infused with blue or red undertones, as they are with other paint brands, and FINALLY after decades of searching, white is now white. Finally. It's not blue white. Or red white. Or pink white, or purple white. Its Just white. An absolutely amazing concept. It makes so much sense, I'm almost woozy!

We bought two gallons of total boat White. We tried applying it with a quality brush on the ceiling and bulkhead of our vee berth, with the intension of painting all the white areas, except the bilge, of our entire 37' boat. It diid not cover well. We found ourselves going over the work many times with mixed results. We are experienced boat painters. We have painted the deck twice and inside of our boat, once with excellent results. When we called Jamestown to ask advice and complain, the tech agreed that it is a difficult paint to use. That said, it has a lovely sheen and the best use of it would be for rolling and tipping topsides. I used it on our dinghy and it looked good. We gave up on Wet Edge for our boat interior and used a different paint to paint to complete our project.

Although not the fault of TotalBoat, by the time I'd paid for shipping and SDS fees, the freight charges to ship 1 gallon of WetEdge and 1 quart of brushing fluid to Maui resulted in a charge of $513.18 NOT including the purchase of the paint itself. TotalBoat had the colors I wanted, at an attractive price. However that said, I would not recommend anyone in Hawaii ordering any SDS product directly from JD, unless they are prepared for the freight charges. Find a local supplier!

Great product. Make sure to thin properly. I just used a lint free felt roller (tried foam rollers but they kept falling apart). Paint dried smooth and glossy.

Painted another coat on my boat that I painted with this same paint. Great to use and the outcome was great. Foam roller and very fine brush to tip. Lots of compliments.

2nd boat with this product. Love it. Definitely thin to win. Used mini foam rollers and back tipping with the roller into the wet. Layed down amazingly right out of the can. Don't over work it. I would say 4 coats minimum sand with 220 between coats. Looks better than some new car paint I see on the road. I see a lot of posts about this paint not drying or coming off. I would simply recommend following the directions and recommendations.