Russ, Thanks for the info. Which Tremclad (aka Rust-Oleum) product did you use? The Tremclad/Rust-Oleum web site has several spray options that might be similar.
A while back I read that someone used BBQ paint successfully. I suspect the Tremclad is a similar formulation good on aluminum and tolerant of temperature changes. Martin Calypso 1972 C&C 43 Seattle RE: Summer finally arriving for East Vanc. Island. Last year during Calypso's trip around Vanc. Isl. it was clear that summer could be south of Campbell River/Tofino and fall like weather north of that. I have rarely seen so much fog and rain in July and August (Fogust?). -----Original Message----- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Russ & Melody Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:56 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Spar Re-finish: Powder Coating vs Anodizing + toe rail Hi Martin, I did my port side toe rail with Tremclad spray paint, flat black. The underside had many corrosion spots & sorta cracks (linear corrosion). The corrosion got hogged out with a round burr on a pencil grinder and washed with a weak acid to get rid of salt deposits, then rinsed. The damage was filled with Devcon metal repair (it's black too). Sand/fair repair area when cured then lightly sand entire rail with fine grit paper, 220+. Give it a turps wash, dry & paint. The first coat was just a light fog. I think I stopped maybe at the seventh coat. It looks good at 6 years. The toe rail is the same age as yours. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 east Vancouver Island (we finally get to complain about it being hot :) At 04:16 PM 10/07/2012, you wrote: >I want to piggy back on Alex's question regarding a re-coat over >anodizing, in my case the C&C toe rail. > >Any special prep (beyond sand / prime) to paint over the original >anodizing? Any case histories of epic success or failure? > >Martin >Calypso >1972 C&C 43 >Seattle > >-----Original Message----- >From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com >[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alex Giannelia >Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:52 PM >To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >Subject: Stus-List Spar Re-finish: Powder Coating vs Anodizing > >Hi Wally, > >Thanks for the great links. You've obviously done a fantastic job >inside out. On my side the local anodizing shop maxes out at 12' so >no go for my spar. > >However this begs a question for those metallurgists lurking out >there: What do I do about the residual anodizing on the spar before I re-coat? > >ALEX GIANNELIA > >Phone (416) 203-9858 >Fax (416) 203-9843 >Cell (416) 529-0070 > >email: a...@airsensing.com >WEB: www.airsensing.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
