I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?


Nelson

On Nov 5, 9:54?am, "Nelson" wrote:
I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?

Nelson


I found these remarks that may prove useful:

"To paint Aluminum is labor intensive. The environmental effects of
zinc chromate (aluminum primer) is deadly to the human body.

We use Aluma-wash then Alumiprep before the primer is applied. Awl-
Grip is the preferred color paint involving a two part process that is
expensive. All Aluminum starts corroding (rusting) once it hits the
air while some have anodizing applied but if scratched or welded the
erosion continues. Our boats range from 40 to 200 feet and few paint
jobs last more than ten years.

In Ft.Lauderdale, a private tug named Hero still operates for over 30
years without any paint. She is all aluminum with an aircooled diesel
and no thru-hulls. Her entire hull covering exists of a wax coating on
the inside and outside. Zero problems and no maintenance after the
initial coat.

stevens marine
- Ft .Laud. Fla. USA"

I have seen a few products for just coating that is also an option, thank
you Chuck for useful information


Nelson

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Nov 5, 9:54?am, "Nelson" wrote:
I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint
that
will not brake the budget?

Nelson


I found these remarks that may prove useful:

"To paint Aluminum is labor intensive. The environmental effects of
zinc chromate (aluminum primer) is deadly to the human body.

We use Aluma-wash then Alumiprep before the primer is applied. Awl-
Grip is the preferred color paint involving a two part process that is
expensive. All Aluminum starts corroding (rusting) once it hits the
air while some have anodizing applied but if scratched or welded the
erosion continues. Our boats range from 40 to 200 feet and few paint
jobs last more than ten years.

In Ft.Lauderdale, a private tug named Hero still operates for over 30
years without any paint. She is all aluminum with an aircooled diesel
and no thru-hulls. Her entire hull covering exists of a wax coating on
the inside and outside. Zero problems and no maintenance after the
initial coat.

stevens marine
- Ft .Laud. Fla. USA"

"Nelson" wrote in message
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I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?


Nelson




What makes you think your budget has brakes?

Eisboch

Because my wife put the brakes on it, but thanks for the great responce very
helpful

Nelson


"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Nelson" wrote in message
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I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?


Nelson




What makes you think your budget has brakes?

Eisboch

On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:21:20 -0500, "Nelson"
wrote:

Because my wife put the brakes on it, but thanks for the great responce very
helpful

The thing of it is, Eisboch is right.

Are you repainting an already painted hull? As in factory baked on
enamel?

Painting aluminum can be rather laborious process if you are starting
with bare metal. On older boats, you can never get the aluminum
absoutely clean enough for primer to properly stick. I did do it once
with a boat that had been painted - ended up soda blasting the hull to
get some primer on and even then, it was expensive.

On Nov 5, 11:59 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Nelson" wrote in message

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I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?

Nelson

What makes you think your budget has brakes?

Eisboch

Mine does, and they engage when I'm spending too much on boat stuff
and the wife gets the credit card bill!

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:17:23 -0000, wrote:

On Nov 5, 11:59 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Nelson" wrote in message

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I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?

Nelson

What makes you think your budget has brakes?

Eisboch

Mine does, and they engage when I'm spending too much on boat stuff
and the wife gets the credit card bill!

LOL!!!

Oh yeah - been there, done that. :)

On Nov 5, 3:27 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:17:23 -0000, wrote:
On Nov 5, 11:59 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Nelson" wrote in message

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I am rebuilding my aluminium boat any suggestion on primer and paint that
will not brake the budget?

Nelson

What makes you think your budget has brakes?

Eisboch

Mine does, and they engage when I'm spending too much on boat stuff
and the wife gets the credit card bill!

LOL!!!

Oh yeah - been there, done that. :)- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah, I don't know what her problem is! But, now that she's got her a
pretty little sailboat out in the yard, things may change! I can run
up a fair bill at Bass Pro or Boater's World throwing some bass boat
stuff in there, and tell her it's all for the sailboat!

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:17:23 -0000, wrote:

What makes you think your budget has brakes?

Eisboch

Mine does, and they engage when I'm spending too much on boat stuff
and the wife gets the credit card bill!

That would be a bad brake.