Along with the other types of motorcycle paint, this category is dedicated to jet ski paint. You want to repaint your jet ski with a custom paint or even airbrush decorations at a motorcycle paint specialist for example. This is perfectly possible and you can also do the job yourself in your garage with a spray gun or with aerosols.
You have a p...
Read moreAlong with the other types of motorcycle paint, this category is dedicated to jet ski paint. You want to repaint your jet ski with a custom paint or even airbrush decorations at a motorcycle paint specialist for example. This is perfectly possible and you can also do the job yourself in your garage with a spray gun or with aerosols.
You have a precise idea of the Jet Ski paint job you want to do ? Or do you want to discover the possibilities of special paints that can be painted on a jet ski ?
We have a huge selection of jet ski effect paints and we have a lot of experience in jet ski painting, which we will share with you here !
First of all, there are two types of machines : handheld (smaller and lighter) and saddle (larger and heavier). Usually, we decorate and repaint only the top part because to paint the bottom of the machine, we have to manage to hold it up or hang it. If you decide to paint the underside, you will also have to use a very fast, very hard clearcoat and allow a curing time of at least 48 hours, before putting it back on its trailer.
Whether above or below the waterline, body paints (any effect !), and especially clearcoat, are equally well suited to withstand salt water, sun or rubbing on the sand.
Of course, for the hull underneath, it is better to have a coarser, thicker and more resistant material (Gelcoat) than a clearcoat or a 2K paint.
Basic application of Jet ski paint :
Step 1 : Create adhesion, with light sanding of the surface (old clearcoat) with P500 sandpaper. Factory jet ski paints often have adhesives underneath the clearcoat, which creates marks and unevenness. If this is the case, a primer should be applied, otherwise go directly to step 3.
Step 2 : Before applying paint to the jet ski hull, several coats of a leveling primer (surfacer) are applied to remove « stairs » and any scratches. After a heavy sanding with water and 320 grit, the surface is smooth and ready for painting.
Step 3 : Application of the paint on the jet ski (1K basecoat type). The choice is wide, from chameleon paints to fluorescent, through Candy or Crystallizer effects.
Step 4 : Clearcoat application. We use a thick and shiny body clearcoat such as ST6000 super UHS or any other type of automotive clearcoat (see the list below). Under no circumstances should an epoxy clearcoat be used, as it is not resistant to the sun. For varnishing the underside of the hull, we recommend our epoxy resin clearcoat 4000, which has a very high hardness and can be applied in several millimeters of thickness !
The application of the decorative stickers must always be done on the paint and under the clearcoat. The stickers should be applied quietly and carefully, after the paint is completely dry and has been sanded with P500.
The clearcoat will not melt the sticker, but will cover it, protecting and leveling it. If the sticker is too thick, and if you want to give even more shine to your jet ski, you can very well redo two coats of clearcoat after 24 hours.
Indeed, the demand for fluorescent colors represents 50% of the requests. It is important to know that these colors are naturally very sensitive to UV light : they bleach with time and there is no total solution to counter this phenomenon.
The only thing we can advise is to apply a fluorescent paint on a jet ski, because the hours spent at sea in summer are not much time in the end. It will be important to apply many coats of fluorescent paint and as much clearcoat to protect the color !
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