TotalBoat TotalGold Gold Enamel Metallic Paint for Boats, Sign Lettering, and Indoor/Outdoor Decor, UV & Tarnish Resistance, Pint

I love the results!!!!!!!!!!! However, using this paint is a process. This is a wooden door that was originally painted white with SW semi gloss. The door is 3 years old. I lightly went over it with a sanding block, painted my first coat using a small brush in detail areas and a foam roller for flat areas. Lightly sanding between coats it took 3 coats to completely cover to my liking. It took over 24 hours for the first two coats each to dry. About 10 hours for the final coat which went on much quicker and lighter. My hardware is brushed bronze and will go on later today.

Good coverage and use with no thinning required. Very good product. Would buy again.

Gold is a shade darker than I’d hoped but itworked. Gold leaf wasn’t practical.

Wow, this paint has awesome flow. It makes your job easy If you are at all decent at painting (and if you think there's nothing to painting or varnishing, then you might not get the same results). I had to keep moving the ladder to paint the boat's cove stripe. Even when I lost a perfect wet edge, it was fine. Just do your airplane landings and takeoffs, it's forgiving paint. BUT -- be sure to follow the directions. Duh! Of course, I thought I knew better and tried a disposable foam brush; the paint went on too thin. And, like they say, you need to continually stir the paint or you will get uneven results. BUT -- it is not glossy. The finish is satin and chalky, but worse, rain / runoff stains the paint; I couldn't remove the stains with either more clean water or with mineral spirits. I coated it with Awlgrip's Awlcare after I did the last two coats (with a brush; after two, or was it four, coats with a foam brush - and if you try foam, use a real Jen brush, the generic ones turn into floppy noodles) The Awlcare kept the rain from creating streaks. (I'm concerned: Awlcare only lasts a few months.) The instructions say paint w/ a clear gloss if you want it to look like that gold rim around your grandmother's ash tray. (OK, they didn't exactly say it that way.) We had just painted the boat; I didn't want to risk clear drips. (At least I can see gold drips, not that I had drips with this product.)I did the cove and "do dads" in 80-85 degree weather with 70% or more humidity. It dried very quickly. I put on an additional coat much sooner than the instructions indicated -- basically when over paint on the masking tape was dry. It worked. (Only two coats in a 24 hour day, though.)Fineline tape ripped off very nicely, giving a clean edge and regular blue tape worked OK - no peel off, the blue just didn't seal as well. (Thank you Total Boat! No razor blades needed.)The paint is very soft for many days - unless it's in direct sun. That lets you have time to scrape off any goofs, such as overpaint or bleeding under your tape. The spots that were in direct sun seemed to soften back up with generous water misting. My test board went rock hard (in the garage, no sun) within a week. The initial softness also means you will need to take care. Something like a fender rub will probably take it off.

Perfect gold rendering…add a clear coat and you have a winner!

Great coverage!!!

Excellent product. Arrived in great packaging and very quickly.

Liked how it was going to look , and love the company... twas lost in delivery . Now my lead bars are less appealing.