Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] keel painting
eric freedman
Hi Joel,
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Thanks Fair Winds, Eric
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From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Joel F. Potter Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 5:19 PM To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] keel painting Hi Eric, Most any of the better paint/coating companies, such as INTERLUX, make specific coatings for keels. As the SUPER MARAMU has an IRON keel (not steel! Iron) the absolute most important parts of any repair/refinishing is to be sure the solvents in the new coatings don't "melt" the old coatings, cut into the old coatings until there is solid adhesion of the old coatings to the keel, and MOST IMPORTANT, apply the solvent wash and the primer within minutes of blasting/grinding the metal clean and bright. Not within an hour as the directions say, minutes. The reason is iron starts to oxidize in air immediately. Even some micro-oxidation will make your re-coating job fail early. I know from sad experience that this is true. Blast/grind, solvent wash, coat. As quick as you can do it. Get helpers. By the way, if you get the current INTERLUX catalogue, that's me on the cover in the orange shirt! All the best, Joel, AMEL 54, Hull # 14 - "HOLLIS" Yahoo! Groups Links
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