[Public-List] Aluminum mast treatment - Tremclad

[Glenn Brooks]

John,  apparently Tremclad must be super effective, I just checked and Rustoleum doesn't sell it here in the US.  Probably not allowed by the EPA. Any idea what the US counterpart might be?

Thanks
Glenn

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> On Jun 27, 2014, at 6:42 AM, "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> A while back at our Club, a well known and respected member who had done a number of restorations of boats used aerosol Tremclad Semi Gloss white on this mast & boom instead of awlgrip. The mast looked great, fast forwarding 10 years later, it still looks great, with an occasional spray touchup of the Tremclad.
> 
> He used 11 cans at about $12 CDN each for his 40 foot mast - pretty cheap compared to Awlgriping; and the bonus, easy to touchup scrapes, unlike awlgrip.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> JB
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Brooks" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
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> Subject: [Public-List] Aluminum mast treatment
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> 
>> Not sure my earlier post actually got posted... So will try again.
>> 
>> Iam curious if there are any new whiz bang aluminum treatment products in the marketplace?  My mast has long ago lost its anodizing and every few years ends of with black streaks.  Also the gooseneck and boom suffer pitting and corrosion.  So I would like to treat the exposed aluminum with something that will protect against this occurring.
>> 
>> Anybody know of any new space age stuff that will do this?  Iam not really interested in painting the mast, and traditional acid washes are almost outlawed at my local yards anymore.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Glenn
>> Dolce 318
>> 
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