[Public-List] Aluminum mast treatment - Tremclad

[Gordon Laco]

Brushing and tipping produces a much better and more durable finish.... You
can use either enamel (low grade enamel = 'rust paint') or polyurethane,
which is much harder and more scratch resistant.

Awl Grip is just a brand of polyurethane... There are harder products on the
market that are less expensive and also easy to touch up

Gord 
Surprise 426
(at Mystic Seaport working the show...)


On 27/06/14 9:42 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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