[Public-List] Aluminum mast treatment - Tremclad

[Kris Coward]

Too bad a really good excuse for such a visit just passed by last
weekend :P

-K

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 01:48:44PM -0400, John Birch wrote:
> No idea Glenn, maybe warrants a visit up here to polar bear country ; )
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Brooks"
> <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Aluminum mast treatment - Tremclad
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> 
> >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
> >
> >Sent from my iPad
> >
> >>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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> >>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:30 AM
> >>Subject: [Public-List] Aluminum mast treatment
> >>
> >>
> >>>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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Sent from my iPad
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