I re-painted my flat bottom when i bought it used. It was a hot mess. The guy glued down that cheap looking artificial grass and 3 colors of green paint.
I took the labor intensive route and did it all by hand.
Palm sander on the paint and razor blade to get all the carpet and glue off. I have an air compressor so for $15-$20 i went to harbor frieght and bought a high volume/low pressure spray gun. It held a few cups of paint and did a great job.
The paint i used came from Tractor Supply and it was thier farm equipment line of paint. You can find "boat paint" but i didnt want to invest the added money.
There were several holes above the water line he made for various reasons so i got a stick of JB Weld and fixed them. Put in new plywood floors then painted them with Deck Over (i think thats the name) from Home Depot. Its that really thick paint they advertise to apply on old decks, i used that to make it non slip.
It turned out great! i had a few places on the bottom of the hull that flaked off from beaching it, but overall it turned out great. Sand, clean, sand, clean. Make sure you are grit free before you repaint to be sure you have good adhesion.
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