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Old 04-04-2017 | 08:21 PM
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I am interested in re finishing our aluminum swim platform. Plan on blasting it first for prep. There is some corrosion and pitting. Any advise as to what I can use for filling? Also how should we finish it. Will powder coat work on a filler? Or am I stuck with paint? Thanks.
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Old 04-05-2017 | 01:52 AM
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It depends on how deep the pitting is. Powdercoat will fill in and level out small imperfections.
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Old 04-05-2017 | 08:03 AM
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It depends on how deep the pitting is. Powdercoat will fill in and level out small imperfections.
Too pitted to cover with powder coat...
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Old 04-05-2017 | 08:28 AM
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Then use body filler to smoothe out the imperfections...and paint it.
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Old 04-06-2017 | 01:30 AM
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you also have to be careful when powdercoating pitted or corroded aluminum. the heat/baking part of the process can cause out gassing in oxidized areas.
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Old 04-25-2017 | 07:51 PM
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Blast, then Alodine conversion process, acid then converter, then filler, then awlgripTwo part epoxy primer, then sand, then primer again if you sanded through, then awlgrip
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