I found that giving them a light sanding taking the shine off helps the paint from chipping and flaking and keeps the paint from beading up or running.
The thick Rust-Oleum holds up to the abuse pretty good and you can get small cans in many colors.
Her imagination is all that is required after that

 

There is a rustolium Paint specifically for plastics that I’ll bet would work really good. Krylon Fusion for Plastic

 

It's ok but doesn't hold up for more than a couple of season's. You still need to scuff up the surface prior to using it.
It's pretty thin and that makes it difficult to apply without having runs

 

I use the el cheapo paint found in the big box stores

 

I scuff the floats with scotch brite or sand paper then a wipe down with my favorite distillation and then some krylon in fluro yellow. I get about three years before a recoat is needed.

 

I run two standard floats, one is red/white with a black duct tape separating the two colors, and the second float is a stock yellowish color. No repainting needed. By adding an egg float on top of the second one, the combo is unique and can be easily picked out.

 

They make Bouy Paint. I will take a photo of the can. It’s permanent and never fades. Smells something aweful until it dries.


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^^ That is the correct answer.

I can take picture of what I have tonight.:flag2:

 

With all these pretty shiny bouys, mine really stand out.....they are all beat to hell and have about six different colors on them.

I was going to carve them to look like seal heads, but was afraid I wouldn’t find them amongst all the other seal heads, and the propeller marks would surely destroy them.

Disclaimer.....I am not promoting someone to drive over seal heads.

 

No need to promote it Dan but I would worry about putting seal head floats on the CR
You know about the law going through that will allow officials to kill troublesome fur bags.
Those guys are likely to shoot anything that resembles one

 

I'm waiting on someone to chime in and say they don't have any pots, they just check everyone else's. :excited:

 

Someone who did say that would have a brain that's smaller then their big testes.

 

England Marine sells several colors of paint for buoys. Using the wrong paint with a high VOC will actually start a fire with the foam on the buoys, I know my brother in law had that happen to bunch of his when painting.

 

Florescent duck tape. Holds up 4 years.

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Forget the duck tape and just use ducks ! Crabbing with the wife in Waldport and we noticed a duck following a bouy, then another and another. Took a little to figure out the guy was using decoys after the float. Really easy to figure out which were his.

 

Saw the same thing in Nehalem a few weeks back. Great idea!

 

In Oregon you can use anything you want. Maybe put your blow up beauty to work?

 

England Marine sells several colors of paint for buoys.

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I got some Vinylon from them, it's specifically for PVC/foam buoys. It's held up pretty well. I also have some Pettit lobster buoy paint that I got online somewhere. There's all kinds of wild colors if you want to channel your inner artist.
I prefer the Vinylon over the Pettit. Not as runny, easier to apply.

 

Most of us know wisdom of burning ID into pot buoys just in case they get lost. Newby crabbers pay heed. Don't ask how I know.

 

Knowing Dave and being one of his fishing buddies there just might have been some humor intended.

 

I've conversed with Dave Greedy on many occasions, and I know hes a jokester. That's why I love him. :flowered:

 

Ive painted a lot of buoys, the buoy paint the guys mention is worth it.
I tried several others and was not worth it,, :twocents:

 

Fill me in on the bad ones so I can avoid them. I can only read your mind when we hold hands. :laugh:

 

https://www.englundmarine.com/products/vinylon-buoy-paints|HUM-VINYLON.html Here you go Whethole, rather expensive but you could get a few guys to share the paint & cost. It's what nearly all the Commercial Crabber's use.

 

Thank you very much, trawlman! Tumalo was once my home. My how it has grown since 1990.

 

This is what I have used. I tape out the numbers then peal it off.


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