I painted my pedestal and binnacle compass cover with Rustoleum with good long lasting results.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 11:22 AM Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I painted the pedestal on my 38 back in 2008 as part of a refit, while the > rudder was out and steering idler plate was being replaced. Painting in > place was not an option because of the stainless tubes that the shift and > throttle cables use on my old style pedestal, and because of the pedestal > guard. > > > > I sanded the existing powder coated surface with something like 100-120 > grit to get some tooth, then primed and painted with Rustoleum marine > enamel (which Practical Sailor has said very good things about, especially > considering it is ¼ the cost of Brightside). The pedestal is still in great > shape. I’m sure it won’t be a durable as getting the pedestal powder coated > again, but sure was a lot simpler. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck > Saur via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, October 12, 2018 9:02 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Chuck Saur <cssau...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Painting pedestal > > > > Happy fall to all... > > I have disassembled most of the Edson pedestal on my new-to-me 37+ to > replace the brake, replace the guard, install a new pod, do some rewiring, > and lube and inspect steering. So now I want to paint the old faded black > with a new shiny gloss white. I would rather do this in place, not > removing the ped. I'm fairly adept in the fine art of masking tape. The > old black powder coat is intact, sandable and prime-able. > > > > I had the pedestal powder coated on my old 35-3 and loved the results, but > am exploring painting this one. > > > > My question for the list-er collective expertise is what paint and/or > procedure would you recommend for this task? Anyone try this? > > > > And additional thanks for recommending the idler wheel/bottom plate > checkup. All is fine. Thanks!! > > > > > > > > > > *Chuck Saur* > > > > (517)-490-5926 > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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