Respraying outboard

[smsscuba]

Hi all,

I have an old 1988 Mariner 40hp.I wish to strip her down and rebuild.What is bothering me is what type of clear laquer can I spray over the fresh paint? Note that I don`t have a paint spraygun.
Anyone with any idea?

Cheers

 

[greatoutdoors]

Re: Respraying outboard

Believe it or not, and I might get some disagreements on this, but you can get a really nice looking paint job out of a can. I've done it before, you just really have to take your time, make sure you have a good smooth painting surface and use many, many coats--starting with light coats and progressively getting heavier. Use a quality spray, Krylon works ok- kind of in the middle quality wise. They have a clear gloss I have used and it works well and doesn't yellow out. I painted this motor with Krylon spray and my neighbor thought I used my gun.

 

[smsscuba]

Re: Respraying outboard

Thanks for the advise.Your outboard looks fantastic.I wouldn`t even believe you if you told me you used cans!

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Shaun

 

[greatoutdoors]

Re: Respraying outboard

Thanks. Yours will come out nice too. Its easy for any one to do. Keep some reducer or thinner handy in case you get a run. Just wipe the run and respray. It will say ten minutes to dry on most spray, but don't handle or touch it for at least three hours. Good luck.

 

[emckelvy]

Re: Respraying outboard

There's some pretty cool catalyzed clear coat in a spray can, called SprayMax, it's a urethane-type which, once activated, has a finite working life. Just be sure you're ready to do all the clear-coating you need to.

For under $20, it looks like a great way to get near-professional look and a durable finish.

I saw it on the PowerBlock Tv show a while back, also looks like it'd be great for painting motorcycle gas tanks since it's fuel-resistant.

Here's a few sites I Googled:

http://www.repaintsupply.com/pd_2_part_2k_aerosol.cfm

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/spray-max-2k-rapid-cut-in-spot-clearcoat-3680062-p-14525.aspx

http://carpaint.blogspot.com/2006/03/spray-max-primer.html

One word of caution, this stuff is the Real Deal and you need, at minimum, a charcoal respirator to use it. Breathing the fumes is an absolute No No.

http://www.iboats.com/Boat_Parts_Ac...92699--submit.Search--submit.x.3--submit.y.11

http://www.shipstore.com/SS/HTML/MMM/MMM08656.html

Happy Painting............ed