[Public-List] Natural aluminum finish for mast/boom

[Christian Douglas]

I don’t want to paint it. I’m stripping it to leave it natural. Just wanna
be sure if I need to treat it with something or leave it alone to oxidize
naturally.

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 08:31 Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Yacht painting too…  aluminium is not a problem to paint so long as
> procedures are followed.
>
> Gordon Laco
> www.gordonlaco.com
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> > On Mar 13, 2019, at 8:29 AM, americo silva via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> > get info on airplane painting they have it down pat
> >
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> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 7:02 PM Michael Grosh via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> >> aluminum is tough to paint. The oxidation can be considered a protective
> >> barrier (that is what the anodizing process is as in anodized spars).
> The
> >> problem is paint doesn't stick to that well without fairly aggressive
> >> priming-it's an acid process.
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 15:57 Christian Douglas via Public-List <
> >> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> >>> I stripped my spreaders last night and just started on the boom. The
> tops
> >>> of the spreaders barely had paint left on them. The boom has lots of
> >> paint
> >>> flaking off. Looking for recommendations about leaving the aluminum
> >>> natural. Would I need to get rid of the current oxidation? Does the
> >>> aluminum need to be treated in any way? Clear coat? Any help on going
> >> this
> >>> route would be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>> Christian
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