Rocinante33
Contributing Partner
Gary,
I am painting mine now, also. I am going with the brush & using WM one part polyurethane topsides paint (& their primer, also). I still need to apply a couple more coats, so the jury is still out on this. It does not look as smooth as a spray paint, that much is certain. I do think it is going to protect it well. Some others have used this paint for masts & booms, so I thought it must be OK for other aluminum components.
I am painting mine now, also. I am going with the brush & using WM one part polyurethane topsides paint (& their primer, also). I still need to apply a couple more coats, so the jury is still out on this. It does not look as smooth as a spray paint, that much is certain. I do think it is going to protect it well. Some others have used this paint for masts & booms, so I thought it must be OK for other aluminum components.
treilley
Sustaining Partner
I will be doing the same this winter. I have not decided on whether to paint it using Interlux Perfection or to get it powder coated. I was able to get excellent results using Perfection on my mast and boom last winter. I rolled and tipped and it looks great.
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?t=4597&highlight=perfection
http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?t=4597&highlight=perfection
treilley
Sustaining Partner
Gary, it is all in the prep. Take the time to remove all the paint. Cheap HD stripper(orange can) worked great on my mast. I then used Interluxe's recommendations of primers. One coat of the yellow 2 part zinc primer, 2 coats of the 2 part epoxy primer(wet sanded in between) and 2 coats of perfection(wet sanded in between). The mast and boom was a huge job but I am so glad I took my time and did it right. The key to rolling and tipping is thinning the paint properly. I can give you some tips when you get to that point.
I also have the outline of a tech article that I hope to finish before year end.
I also have the outline of a tech article that I hope to finish before year end.
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Tim & Gary, FYI, years ago I saw a neat trick employed with the use of stripper on an old Catalina 30 aluminum mast in the yard beside my boat. This gal applied stripper 3 to 4 feet at a time on the mast, put down her brush and immediately followed up with Saran wrap spiraled around it, covering the stripper and keeping it from drying out. She repeated this until the entier mast was covered and wrapped. At that point she left the yard and returned the next morning to remove the wrap. The paint virtually fell off the mast in large sheets as she unrapped it leaving only a slight bit she needed to work at. Most of that part of the process was used in cleaning up the mess and the wrap. It was pretty cool to watch. Glyn Judson, E31 hull #55, Marina del Rey, CA
Tim & Gary, FYI, years ago I saw a neat trick employed with the use of stripper on an old Catalina 30 aluminum mast in the yard beside my boat. This gal applied stripper 3 to 4 feet at a time on the mast, put down her brush and immediately followed up with Saran wrap spiraled around it, covering the stripper and keeping it from drying out. She repeated this until the entier mast was covered and wrapped. At that point she left the yard and returned the next morning to remove the wrap. The paint virtually fell off the mast in large sheets as she unrapped it leaving only a slight bit she needed to work at. Most of that part of the process was used in cleaning up the mess and the wrap. It was pretty cool to watch. Glyn Judson, E31 hull #55, Marina del Rey, CA