Painting my outboard??

[jhohanshelt]

I've read many threads on here about painting outboards but I have a few of my own questions.

I see no problems with painting the engine hood (cowling) because it can be taken off the motor easily.

The question I have is....Do I Need to take the covers off of the lower part of the outboard (expose all the motor goods) to paint it Or can I leave the lower covers on and tape everything off and make sure there is no over-spray???

I'm just looking for somewhere to start because the guy I bought this motor from decided he wanted to give it a Terrible paint job :facepalm:

Thanks

 

[jhohanshelt]

Re: Painting my outboard??

bump.................

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Painting my outboard??

are you looking just to cover scratches and blemishes, or are you going for a show-room finish?

is the boat kept in water, or is it a trailer queen?

do you have spray equipment, or are you leaning toward rattle cans?

long story short - a paint job is only as good as its preparation.
if you sand down to bare aluminum, you will need a self-etching zinc primer

 

[Sean-Nos]

Re: Painting my outboard??

I guess it depends on how good a job you want to do, I have just done an old evinrude but I striped it down completely to do the job right.

 

[jhohanshelt]

Re: Painting my outboard??

The paint job does not need to be show room condition but I do want to put more then minimal effort into it. The motor will be not kept in water, just when it is in use. I will be using rattle cans for prime/paint.

I was wondering if I could get a good paint job if I left it together since I'm not mechanically inclined to take the whole motor apart. What should I make sure to tape off so I don't get paint inside the engine/cover, etc.??

Sean-nos - congrats on the paint job, looks awesome.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Painting my outboard??

pull the cowling and paint that separate from the motor. mask off what your not wanting painted.

since your looking to stay with rattle cans, I would suggest hitting your local PPG paint store for a can of self etching primer, then have them mix up a few cans with hardener in them.

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: Painting my outboard??

Plastic or metal ?

YD.

 

[jhohanshelt]

Re: Painting my outboard??

the lower motor is metal of course but the hood cowling is most likely fiberglass or plastic? Is there a different primer I should use for the hood cowling since it is fiberglass or plastic and not metal?

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: Painting my outboard??

the lower motor is metal of course but the hood cowling is most likely fiberglass or plastic? Is there a different primer I should use for the hood cowling since it is fiberglass or plastic and not metal?

If its Plastic then you should use a plastic Primer before your paint system primer ( plastic adheasion primer then paint primer .. just like doing a plastic bumper ).

If its glass then you can use whatever primer thats used for whatever that paint system requires.

YD.