I had to remove my Westerbeke 5kw Diesel generator from my boat this
weekend for some maintenance. The rails that the generator is mounted to
are badly rusted, so I want to take this opportunity to clean them up
thoroughly and re-paint them so that they won't be rusting again in the near
future.

What type of primer and paint should I use for this job? Would this paint
also be acceptable to touch up the generator. There are a few rusty spots
on it.

Thanks!

Gary

I use rustoleum.... It seems to work well on my gen and engine. I
don't use it on the exhaust mainly because it just burns off anyway.

one issue if you use a lot of it...I painted one day, left the dock the
next day and my generator died and I had to run the blowers for a couple
hours before it would restart. Mains worked fine... strange... I
suggest painting and then allowing to dry and then run the blowers for a
while before and during use for the first few days.



Gary wrote:
I had to remove my Westerbeke 5kw Diesel generator from my boat this
weekend for some maintenance. The rails that the generator is mounted to
are badly rusted, so I want to take this opportunity to clean them up
thoroughly and re-paint them so that they won't be rusting again in the near
future.

What type of primer and paint should I use for this job? Would this paint
also be acceptable to touch up the generator. There are a few rusty spots
on it.

Thanks!

Gary

The generator will probably be out of the boat for a few weeks, so I doubt
running the blower will be necessary. It will be good and dry when it goes
back in.

No mention of primer? Do I not need any for Rustoleum? Is this a special
marine grade of Rustoleum or is it what I can buy at a normal hardware /
home improvement store?

Thanks again!

Gary


"Ed" wrote in message
...
I use rustoleum.... It seems to work well on my gen and engine. I
don't use it on the exhaust mainly because it just burns off anyway.

one issue if you use a lot of it...I painted one day, left the dock the
next day and my generator died and I had to run the blowers for a couple
hours before it would restart. Mains worked fine... strange... I
suggest painting and then allowing to dry and then run the blowers for a
while before and during use for the first few days.



Gary wrote:
I had to remove my Westerbeke 5kw Diesel generator from my boat this
weekend for some maintenance. The rails that the generator is mounted
to
are badly rusted, so I want to take this opportunity to clean them up
thoroughly and re-paint them so that they won't be rusting again in the
near
future.

What type of primer and paint should I use for this job? Would this
paint
also be acceptable to touch up the generator. There are a few rusty
spots
on it.

Thanks!

Gary

Rust-Lock Metal Prep from West Marine works well to convert rust to
non-rust.

"Gary" wrote in message
...
The generator will probably be out of the boat for a few weeks, so I doubt
running the blower will be necessary. It will be good and dry when it
goes
back in.

No mention of primer? Do I not need any for Rustoleum? Is this a special
marine grade of Rustoleum or is it what I can buy at a normal hardware /
home improvement store?

Thanks again!

Gary


"Ed" wrote in message
...
I use rustoleum.... It seems to work well on my gen and engine. I
don't use it on the exhaust mainly because it just burns off anyway.

one issue if you use a lot of it...I painted one day, left the dock the
next day and my generator died and I had to run the blowers for a couple
hours before it would restart. Mains worked fine... strange... I
suggest painting and then allowing to dry and then run the blowers for a
while before and during use for the first few days.



Gary wrote:
I had to remove my Westerbeke 5kw Diesel generator from my boat this
weekend for some maintenance. The rails that the generator is mounted
to
are badly rusted, so I want to take this opportunity to clean them up
thoroughly and re-paint them so that they won't be rusting again in the
near
future.

What type of primer and paint should I use for this job? Would this
paint
also be acceptable to touch up the generator. There are a few rusty
spots
on it.

Thanks!

Gary

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:28:25 GMT, "CalifBill"
wrote:

Rust-Lock Metal Prep from West Marine works well to convert rust to
non-rust.

As does Ospho, available at most hardware stores.

"Wayne.B" wrote
As does Ospho, available at most hardware stores.

I found a good Ospho knock-off at Autozone. I forget the name. Green liquid
in a white bottle, near the bondo and such.

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:28:00 -0500, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:

I found a good Ospho knock-off at Autozone. I forget the name. Green liquid
in a white bottle, near the bondo and such.

Could be, Ospho is phosphoric acid and not exactly a proprietary
formulation. Anything with phosphoric acid as the prime ingredient
should work equally well.

Thanks guys for the replies! I'm going to tackle this project over the
weekend.

Gary



"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:28:00 -0500, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:

I found a good Ospho knock-off at Autozone. I forget the name. Green
liquid
in a white bottle, near the bondo and such.

Could be, Ospho is phosphoric acid and not exactly a proprietary
formulation. Anything with phosphoric acid as the prime ingredient
should work equally well.