Need suggestions for painting drive
09-26-2021 | 12:38 PM
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The outdrives are powder coated at the factory and unless you can do the same, the same results aren't possible.
When I bought my 252 Islander last year, the skeg had some missing paint. I scuffed it good with some 1600 grit paper, then wiped it down with prep solvent, then applied a couple of coats of zinc chromate primer, then...get this...used Krylon FUSION gloss black. To date it has held up great, no flaking or peeling.
When I bought my 252 Islander last year, the skeg had some missing paint. I scuffed it good with some 1600 grit paper, then wiped it down with prep solvent, then applied a couple of coats of zinc chromate primer, then...get this...used Krylon FUSION gloss black. To date it has held up great, no flaking or peeling.
I have seen a video from the factory that shows the process.
09-26-2021 | 12:59 PM
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Thanks, Griff...I had read an article about the use of powder coating at the former Stillwater, OK plant (now closed) as opposed to the painting that had been standard practice in Fond du Lac, but that was a few years ago. Obviously they've come up with a better solution now.
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09-27-2021 | 08:48 PM
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09-28-2021 | 02:34 PM
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I used to glass shot my TRS drives and K-planes, wash with aluminum prep, wipe, zinc chromate and then 3 coats of black Imron. boat sat in salt water 4 months a year and had very little issue
Merc mercathode system really helped
Sammy J
Merc mercathode system really helped
Sammy J
