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

[Bill Woodford]

Once you strip the paint off, I would leave it alone.  The aluminum does
not need the protection and it will look fine.

Similar to the Japanese motorcycle engines of the 1970s.  The clear coat
the manufacturer applied on the aluminum engine parts fails and then it
looks like $*it.



Woody

US 11 and
one vintage 1975 Honda CB550F

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 9:05 AM Christian Douglas via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Mar 13, 2019, at 8:29 AM, americo silva via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > get info on airplane painting they have it down pat
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 7:02 PM Michael Grosh via Public-List <
> > > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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:
> > >>
> > >>> 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
> > >>> Kittiwake #76
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