On 2008-11-20 00:03:29 -0500, Wayne.B said:

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:03:43 -0700, wrote:

I have a bunch of folding mast steps - the kind made from 2 cast alum
pieces. I took them off the mast before I repainted it with LP - now
I'd like to clean them up and put them back. They're uncoated alum so
have a white powdery dusty feel to them now. What to do with them ??

Can you get them primed and painted with 2 part LP also ? If not you
could try spraying them with Boeshield T9 or Corrosion-X once in a
while.

http://www.amazon.com/tag/boeshield

http://www.corrosionx.com/

Another thought that looked interesting. Somewhere recently, I saw a
DIY powder-coating that might do the trick. Friends had their frame
done professionally and liked the results. What I recall of the process
reminds me of a fired ceramic finish: Very tough and thick.

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