[Maxwell]

thanks for the help.......greatly appreciated, do you guys remember how long you had to wait before you apply second coat??/ like to put 2 coats on, thanks...

I generally started the 2nd coat within a couple hours of finishing the first (if needed).  You don't want to build up too much paint on the boat if its not needed.  I start by going around the boat with a putty knife to clean up any areas that are chipped etc, then wipe the whole bottom down with Acetone, let it dry then paint a single coat.  I only maybe apply a second coat to the areas that I had scraped down to the barrier coat or gel to avoid building too much up over the years... 

On my 2008 Sovran, theyre was Awlgrip Awl Star paint from the factory.  Our current 03 42 Open just has regular black "hard paint" (Interlux I believe)

Max