Itsalonestar
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2010
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- 37
Re: Aluminum Primer Type
OK....done cracking up....well almost......
That's kinda my point in a roundabout way...looks like the people who do this in a controlled environment with superior materials have their own share of problems with aluminum coatings. I noticed this morning that the makers of Ospho give no information about aluminum on their label. Only plain and galvanized steel. A major European supplier of coatings for commercial stuff like tanks, oil rigs, ships, etc., lists aluminum as a candidate for their coatings, but only gives application notes for...you guessed it.....steel. Still waiting for a replay on that from Belgium. I'm thinking this is all probably due to lawyers rather than a desire to be forthcoming, but I'm kinda cynical that way.
Being adventurous and little to lose, I have committed to a proprietary mix based solely on the recommendations of the guy who mixes it. If it turns out I can combine the benefits of Gluv It, primer and topcoat (however unlikely)
into one operation, Cool Beans! If not...well, so what. The boat and 3 motors that came with it are likely worth more per pound as scrap. There may well be a larger craft in my future with a more critical purpose, so what people smarter than me have to say about it is well worth hearing and taking note of. The devil in is the details, information is power, and often money in the bank.
I'm very much a student of conventional wisdom and established practice, but always mindful that its backward cousin "We've Always Done It That Way" does occasionally stand in the way of progress and innovation.
Any major supplier who has stood the test of time, customer complaints, lawsuits, government regulation and all the other crapola a business has to tolerate to stay afloat should be able to supply the right stuff to paint a john boat. Seems like RustOleum is a qualified contender. I should probably go buy some myself. That would satisfy the answer to the "What" question, but it really wouldn't do much for "Why," and that's the kind of stuff that can keep you awake at night.
OK....done cracking up....well almost......
That's kinda my point in a roundabout way...looks like the people who do this in a controlled environment with superior materials have their own share of problems with aluminum coatings. I noticed this morning that the makers of Ospho give no information about aluminum on their label. Only plain and galvanized steel. A major European supplier of coatings for commercial stuff like tanks, oil rigs, ships, etc., lists aluminum as a candidate for their coatings, but only gives application notes for...you guessed it.....steel. Still waiting for a replay on that from Belgium. I'm thinking this is all probably due to lawyers rather than a desire to be forthcoming, but I'm kinda cynical that way.
Being adventurous and little to lose, I have committed to a proprietary mix based solely on the recommendations of the guy who mixes it. If it turns out I can combine the benefits of Gluv It, primer and topcoat (however unlikely)
into one operation, Cool Beans! If not...well, so what. The boat and 3 motors that came with it are likely worth more per pound as scrap. There may well be a larger craft in my future with a more critical purpose, so what people smarter than me have to say about it is well worth hearing and taking note of. The devil in is the details, information is power, and often money in the bank.
I'm very much a student of conventional wisdom and established practice, but always mindful that its backward cousin "We've Always Done It That Way" does occasionally stand in the way of progress and innovation.
Any major supplier who has stood the test of time, customer complaints, lawsuits, government regulation and all the other crapola a business has to tolerate to stay afloat should be able to supply the right stuff to paint a john boat. Seems like RustOleum is a qualified contender. I should probably go buy some myself. That would satisfy the answer to the "What" question, but it really wouldn't do much for "Why," and that's the kind of stuff that can keep you awake at night.
