OK a for real boat question
I'm looking at a deal on an aluminum boat -- price is good, BUT
somewhere along the line someone painted it (don't know if oil or latex)
with a BRUSH!. What's a good cheap, and safe way to remove paint from
aluminum? |
Jim
Oct 11
2005
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| You might try one of the several "peel away" products. |
P
Oct 12
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| Aluminum alloy and magnesium are also used for sacrificial anodes. Aluminum
also reacts to stainless steel, at least in salt water. "DSK" <dsk@dontbotherme.com> wrote in message |
JIMinFL
Oct 12
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| (rolls eyes) |
DSK
Oct 12
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| I knew it was a 1/4 baked question the moment I asked it. :-( |
Doug
Oct 12
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| Typica liberal, squeeze everything out of them and throw them away! |
Bert
Oct 12
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| Quiet, meat sock. |
Doug
Oct 12
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| Even in fresh water??? If yes, I'm shaking down all my passengers for spare
change from now on. |
Doug
Oct 12
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| If you repaint the bottom, make sure the bottom paint is copper free!
If you do your own electrical work, be careful when you're stripping
wire. Don't leave those little metal strands in the bilge.
Don't use the hull as a ground for 12 volt equipment.
I think some people use a metal other than zinc as a sacrificail metal
for an aluminum boat in fresh water.
Make sure you always shut off your battery switch when it's not in use. John |
John
Oct 11
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| Bead blasting. LIke sand blasting, but you use a barrel of tiny plastic
beads. Should remove the paint without denting or scratching the
Aluminum. |
chuckgould.chu...
Oct 11
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| If they did that, they probably didn't prep it very well either. It'll
flake off on it's own in a year or two, tops. Aluminum is nice because it's lighter than steel and doesn't rust. But
it does have an issue with electrolysis. Any galvanic corrosion... bad
ground, stray current... can eat a hole thru it in almost no time flat.
A penny dropped in the bilge will go thru 1/4" aluminum in about 2
weeks. So if your prospective boat has an electrical system, check it
out very carefully and note the cost of any needed repairs/upgrades. Fair Skies
Doug King |
DSK
Oct 11
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| Something along the lines of: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/ptireducers.php
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Gene
Oct 11
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