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Post by hondacat on Dec 5, 2011 16:35:29 GMT -5
Some thing we never recommended in the past But now With new Econea technology from Pettet Paints there is a NON metallic Bio side paint the wont hurt the aluminum Its also a true multiple year paint step #1 may be the hardest getting the boat off the trailer to gain access to the bottom #2 clean and strip the aluminum with a 80 grit sand paper or a sandblaster #3 immediately apply the first coat of Pettet aluma protect epoxy primer following closely the time windows for 3 total coats of primer #4 coats of Pettet ultamate eco Econea bottom pait paying colse attention to the application windows including temperture requirements = a long happy boating season with a clean bottom ultimate eco is a ablative paint that wears off on its own this means no sanding off a built up of old paint to apply future coats just wash clean let dry and roll on another coat of paint Also econea paints have no maximum launch periods so you can prep your bottom in the fall when you pull the boat and be 100% ready for spring i132.photobucket.com/albums/q22/hondacat522/Bottom%20Paint%20on%20A%2024ft%20Alaskan/12-8A6600C2-549396-960.jpg
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Post by hondacat on Dec 5, 2011 23:41:39 GMT -5
Q; is this paint for bare aluminum boats only A; NO
This would be for for any aluminum boat that would benefit from Anti fouling bottom paint Bare aluminum will require a epoxy primer Most painted aluminum boat we can apply bottom paint with out a primer
Bottom paint with out copper or any other metal base anti fouling paint Eliminates the need for multiple barrier coats and even with barrier coats metal base paints can cause galvanic corrosion and are not the best choice for aluminum boats
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Post by jamatty14 on Dec 7, 2011 15:08:07 GMT -5
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Post by hondacat on Dec 14, 2011 19:14:27 GMT -5
finished product
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Post by hondacat on Dec 14, 2011 19:18:25 GMT -5
Another angle The black tape makes a great clean line of separation with out the jagged edge of a painted tape edge
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Post by hondacat on Dec 16, 2011 20:06:14 GMT -5
Time to put it back on trailer This can be tricky but with the rite tools not bad . Because it will be sitting on the trailer all winter we put some wax paper on the bunks to make sure there will not be any sticking problems lot of work but with this paint there is no max splash time like MOST of the copper base bottom paints out there = THIS MEANS IF YOU DONT GET THE BOAT IN THE WATER WITH IN 60 DAYS OF PAINTING THE BOTTOM THE PAINT LOOSES ITS ABILITY TO DO ITS JOB! But thru THIS process/ ECO ULTIMA/ of painting the hull and paint must stay at least 55 deg YES EVEN WHEN DRYING BUT When spring comes it will be ready and next fall it will be a easy clean up job it a big expense to do it rite but if a boat is going to stay in the water its the only way to go huge time and effort saver the whole summer long will pay for itself in fuel savings alone with a lot of guys that actually use their boats with aluminum boat there really is no safe way to paint bottoms with and metal/copper based bottom paints if metal based bottom paints are not properly applied to aluminum boats it can VOID your hull warranty
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Post by jamatty14 on Dec 23, 2011 12:40:50 GMT -5
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