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On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:53:19 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:49:09 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

why anyone would buy a brushed stainless steel
prop when he has never been successful in finding a paint that will
actually stay on the prop and he knows that the brushed finish will
rust.
The brushed stainless props are usually closer to the 304 end of
hardness, the shiny ones are more like 316 that is not as hard. (there
are really lots of stainless alloys)
If you never hit anything you probably want shiny with thin blades for
performance. Folks who live around shallow water want it to be a tad
bit harder with thicker blades, giving up a little speed for
durability. That shiny, thin blade prop loses a lot of its performance
edge when it gets a few dings in it.

The other reason I have heard of painting props is to trick thieves
into thinking it is aluminum and maybe they won't steal it but I am
not sure that works

I would think all the rust would be a giveaway that the prop wasn't genuine
aluminum!
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