strip paint off motor

Foximus

CFL Cheapass.
Location
Oviedo, Fl
Tear it all down and blast it.


Then send it to me and I'll powdercoat it.


Powerdercoating is the bomb. I dont even bother painting anything anymore.
 

Foximus

CFL Cheapass.
Location
Oviedo, Fl
If the part wasn't prepped and coated properly, salt water will get under the coat, cause corrosion, and unseat the powdercoating, making it pop/flake off.


Basically the same thing that will happen to paint.
 

teton

tetongravity.com
Location
Washington DC
I would say get it beadblasted, and if you maintain it right...rinse, wd-40 after every ride etc....I would just leave it raw, I did that with my old ski and never had an issue

If you are going to paint, get paint from a boating store (lower unit paint worked really well for me) and make sure you use an etching primer before hand (also at boating stores)
 
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Yami-Rider

TigerCraft FV-PRO
Location
Texoma
If the part wasn't prepped and coated properly, salt water will get under the coat, cause corrosion, and unseat the powdercoating, making it pop/flake off.


Basically the same thing that will happen to paint.

Like he said, I have seen paint flake off like that from corrosion.

If i were to paint the engine i would use VHT (http://www.vhtpaint.com/) or rustoleum, I have never had good luck with Krylon lasting.
 

Foximus

CFL Cheapass.
Location
Oviedo, Fl
I would say get it beadblasted, and if you maintain it right...rinse, wd-40 after every ride etc....I would just leave it raw, I did that with my old ski and never had an issue

I agree. Unless your looking for color I love the raw bead blasted look.
 
just curious. whats wrong with powder coat in salt water? i know a few people that run it w/ no probs.

every Xmetal pole I have seen that was powder coated has corroded horribly.. Paint will not lift like that crap does... I hate Powder coating!!!

This is one reason Xmetal does not powder coat their poles anymore...

What does powder coating provide that a simple paint job wont?? IMO nothing. I know it's harder, but who cares if it fall off in 2 years...
 
If the part wasn't prepped and coated properly, salt water will get under the coat, cause corrosion, and unseat the powdercoating, making it pop/flake off.


Basically the same thing that will happen to paint.

not from my experience... once a powder coated item is nicked or cut, the saltwater will get under the powder coating and keep lifting it... This doesn't happen w/ paint unless the paint is not prepped correctly...
 

#ZERO

Beach Bum
Location
Florida - U.S.A.
Blast the parts down to bare aluminum and use an Iridite 14-2 or Alodine 1200S conversion coating before applying a zinc chromate or phosphate primmer.

Powder coatings and paints will both lift at the machined surfaces edges if some type of corrosion resistant coating or primmer is not used.
 
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