01-15-2006, 07:10 AM
I painted three aluminum boats in my life,
one an old deap V 17 foot aluminum boat. I used a marian paint that was perchased from a boat retail store. no refinishing was involoved on my part.
second I painted an aluminum canoe after cleaning with xylol aluminum cleaner. it striped off old paint and cleaned the hull completely. I then primed it then painted it with aluminum primer and followed up with aluminum paint. several yars later it flaked off in big flakes.
the last one I did "12 foot aluminum row boat" I buffed the boat with a green schotch brite pad and then applied two coats turtle paist wax on the hull, I paited above the water line with rustolium. no flaking bottom glissens. it is a good idea to wax it every year, since I turn my boat upside down every year come spring it is ready for me to rub down with a schotch brite pad and wax again.
the first time I buffed it by hand was a chore, wished I would have had a power circular buffer.
after waxing the bottom of the boat I swear it glided across the top of the water.
hope this helps.
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one an old deap V 17 foot aluminum boat. I used a marian paint that was perchased from a boat retail store. no refinishing was involoved on my part.
second I painted an aluminum canoe after cleaning with xylol aluminum cleaner. it striped off old paint and cleaned the hull completely. I then primed it then painted it with aluminum primer and followed up with aluminum paint. several yars later it flaked off in big flakes.
the last one I did "12 foot aluminum row boat" I buffed the boat with a green schotch brite pad and then applied two coats turtle paist wax on the hull, I paited above the water line with rustolium. no flaking bottom glissens. it is a good idea to wax it every year, since I turn my boat upside down every year come spring it is ready for me to rub down with a schotch brite pad and wax again.
the first time I buffed it by hand was a chore, wished I would have had a power circular buffer.
after waxing the bottom of the boat I swear it glided across the top of the water.
hope this helps.
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