For operations located on the coast or in boating communities, including a marine product section in your store is an essential category for these unique customers. With boating season approaching for many regions, Paint & Decorating Retailer recommends stocking these marine coatings for your boat-owning customers.

The Spar Varnish from Rust-Oleum is a clear varnish that brings out wood’s natural grain and provides protection against sun, weather, sea spray and mildew. The varnish expands and contracts with weather conditions to increase the longevity of a boat dock.

This antifouling paint from Pettit Paint is an eco-friendly, water-based paint that wears away gradually, preventing paint buildup and continuously exposing fresh biocide for long-lasting defense against marine growth. The paint has a low-VOC composition, is ideal for fresh and saltwater and is available in blue or black shades.

The Dura-Plate 154 coating from Sherwin-Williams is a two-component, high-solids, high-build epoxy coating that dries in one coat, is low odor and corrosion- and chemical-resistant.

International Marine’s Intershield 486 is a high-performance deck-coating epoxy primer developed to meet the needs of a variety of primer systems. The primer includes a VOC content of 150 g/lt and a volume solids measurement of 84.