I have been looking everywhere for self etching primer and a top coat to paint my boat with, i have called, and automotive paint shop, sherwin williams, hardware stores, and alot of other places, if anybody knows where to get paint and primer for an aluminum boat please post, thakns nick

Interlux paint.  Brightside.  Can be bought online from jamestown distributors.

Read what you need and how to do it HERE

Do not use bedliner on bottom.

Russ,

Did you actually sand the entire boat down or just cover what was there with the etching primer????