priming aluminum starcraft

rcam97

Cadet
Joined
Jul 26, 2009
Messages
25
Re: priming aluminum starcraft

thanks, I started tearing the boat down now I think will get some aircraft striper and get to work.

Again I appreciate the help very much
 

sprintst

Commander
Joined
Apr 18, 2009
Messages
2,066
Re: priming aluminum starcraft

My exterior coat was probably house paint and was falling right off so I totally stipped. If yours is sticking really well then you may be able to just scuff and prime with something designed to go over existing paint and save a bunch of time.
 

sschefer

Rear Admiral
Joined
Nov 13, 2008
Messages
4,530
Re: priming aluminum starcraft

My exterior coat was probably house paint and was falling right off so I totally stipped. If yours is sticking really well then you may be able to just scuff and prime with something designed to go over existing paint and save a bunch of time.

How much you need to remove also depends on the type of finish that's on there. If you're putting a 2 part epoxy on it then the original has to be two part. I checked with StarCraft before I stripped completely and they told me my boat was painted with a 2 part epoxy. That saved me a TON of work since all I needed to do was scuff it good with 80g paper.
 

Yacht Dr.

Vice Admiral
Joined
Feb 26, 2005
Messages
5,581
Re: priming aluminum starcraft

How much you need to remove also depends on the type of finish that's on there. If you're putting a 2 part epoxy on it then the original has to be two part. I checked with StarCraft before I stripped completely and they told me my boat was painted with a 2 part epoxy. That saved me a TON of work since all I needed to do was scuff it good with 80g paper.

80G paper for What ??? seems a bit Coarse..

I would 80g a FG hull for epoxy ..but for paint..erm..or even for primer erm..

YD.
 

sschefer

Rear Admiral
Joined
Nov 13, 2008
Messages
4,530
Re: priming aluminum starcraft

80G paper for What ??? seems a bit Coarse..

I would 80g a FG hull for epoxy ..but for paint..erm..or even for primer erm..

YD.

80 is what Interlux recommends to get the best adheasion. The primer and barrier coating fill it in.
 
Top