Lets see some stencil painted boats

[Bigeasy08]

I'm in the process of painting my hybrid right now and was looking for a few ideas on making stencils for the boat. I just wanted to see some pictures of the finished products so it would make it easier when picking out colors/patterns etc. So if you've painted your own boat, lets see it! Thanks

[Willie]

Bigeasy...I painted mine, but I'm not a fan of the stencils. I started out with them, but they got really nasty and ended up making it more of a hassle IMO. I just went out back and picked some reeds and johnson grass and did an overspray pattern and it turned out great. I'm not far from you if you ever want to come check it out.

[lukea.becker]

ill try to get some pictures up tomorrow of mine, i made a stencil out of an empty pizza box and it looks pretty good i think for my first one. just try it and if you dont like how it looks paint right over it

[Bandit29]

There is a short vid on youtube of a guy using a piece pf pvc pipe and overspraying. Looked just like the Beavertail camo, turned out good, simple and CHEAP!!!

[deltacottonboy12]

Go to the "rigs" page. There are some different painted boats there.

http://www.camostencil.com

[bayouboy]

i found that stencils were real easy to work w/.

borrowed them from a friend. he'd used them already & still no issues.

[Indaswamp]

styx river has the best stencils!
http://www.duckhuntingchat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=123479

[carolinagreenhead]

If you want a good set of stencils (every bit as good as Styx River) and want to save a ton of money at the same time then go here:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=108279

[lukea.becker]

[daffy...]

just paint it drab green. surrounding, natural camo on top of the green works best. from my findings paint jobs rarely last. save yourself the trouble

parkers makes a "duck boat paint" for 40 bucks a gallon. i went to homedepot and took every drab green sample card thing and matched it to parkers duck boat paint. come to find out its gliddens exterior paint - bronzed ivy. for a price of 18.00 a gallon. thatll do your hybrid for the nest 5 years

[Indaswamp]

just paint it drab green. surrounding, natural camo on top of the green works best. from my findings paint jobs rarely last. save yourself the trouble

parkers makes a "duck boat paint" for 40 bucks a gallon. i went to homedepot and took every drab green sample card thing and matched it to parkers duck boat paint. come to find out its gliddens exterior paint - bronzed ivy. for a price of 18.00 a gallon. thatll do your hybrid for the nest 5 years

are you telling me that parkers is made by glidden? or that "bronzed ivory" is the same color in gliddens?

[daffy...]

gliddens, bronze ivy is the same color as parkers duck boat paint. exactly same color, weather they buy it from glidden or not im not sure. i just know if you painted half a board with the gliddens and half a board with parkers, you wouldnt be able to tell where one started and they other ended.

difference: parkers 39.99 vs. gliddens 17.99

[Indaswamp]

gliddens, bronze ivy is the same color as parkers duck boat paint. exactly same color, weather they buy it from glidden or not im not sure. i just know if you painted half a board with the gliddens and half a board with parkers, you wouldnt be able to tell where one started and they other ended.

difference: parkers 39.99 vs. gliddens 17.99

parkers is made for aluminum, gliddens is not. there is a difference other than price. If you really want paint that will stick and is hard like armor-google duralux, get the paint and the zinc/chromate primer...or go the PPG and get the two part epoxy paint primer, that is what my buddy at Guadet's aluminum boats uses-but you have to spray it on with a spray gun...then use parkers on top.

[daffy...]

man, i thought i one up those bass turds. guess im the foul but then again none of my boats are alum. so i probably did myself a favor

[ZMan29]

In my opinion, the best way to get good looking camo is by using many layers, starting with a dark undercoat for shadows and working lighter to the top coat. I believe the Styx stencil kit works this way. Starting with a dark abstract shadow design and working to a lighter reed-like or grass-like pattern. The pictures below are from the boat i recently painted and the home made stencils i used. I never did end up using the middle stencil in the picture that is not completely cut. My advice for patterns and colors is to get a piece of cheap ply wood and practice using cheap paints until you find the look you want. If anyone would like a pdf of the stencils I made i can send them so they can be traced onto whatever you want to cut for your stencils. Below is my $20 paint job.

[Islander Gunner]

Heres my boat, I cut out some stencils with a knife on some cardboard. I think it turned out pretty good!

[deltacottonboy12]

In my opinion, the best way to get good looking camo is by using many layers, starting with a dark undercoat for shadows and working lighter to the top coat. I believe the Styx stencil kit works this way. Starting with a dark abstract shadow design and working to a lighter reed-like or grass-like pattern. The pictures below are from the boat i recently painted and the home made stencils i used. I never did end up using the middle stencil in the picture that is not completely cut. My advice for patterns and colors is to get a piece of cheap ply wood and practice using cheap paints until you find the look you want. If anyone would like a pdf of the stencils I made i can send them so they can be traced onto whatever you want to cut for your stencils. Below is my $20 paint job.

7_Boat_Basecoated.jpg

8_Camo_Stencil.jpg

9_Shadow_Basecoated.jpg

11_GrassCamo_Painted.jpg

12_GrassCamo_Painted.jpg

same way Ambush Design Stencils work dark to light. Don't be fooled by that 100 dollar price tag on those stencils. That's ludacris.

[Robn1020]

Mossy Oak Shadowgrass.

[Duckingaround]

Here is a picture of mine painted. I am still working on the blind. You can follow along and see pics and blueprints on my blog, http://www.intothebackwoods.com

[Coh-Brook]

just got done painting my boat and stenciling it... stencil is from reelfoot

[deltacottonboy12]

Ambush Design Stencils