trollporter
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Is there any special prep work involved? /forums/images/graemlins/1zhelp.gif
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Painting Aluminum?
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nc87k5
3/4 ton status
what kind of aluminum product is it, rims?
dodgedude99
1/2 ton status
my dad runs the USPS body shop in Chicago, i had asked him before about painting an aluminum john boat, he had said there is a special primer to use for the paint to stick.
trollporter
1/2 ton status
It is a peice of 1/4" aluminum diamond tread that I'm using to make a set of 1/2 doors for the /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif.
nc87k5
3/4 ton status
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my dad runs the USPS body shop in Chicago, i had asked him before about painting an aluminum john boat, he had said there is a special primer to use for the paint to stick.
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like he said above, there's a primer to put on it to help make it stick.
my dad runs the USPS body shop in Chicago, i had asked him before about painting an aluminum john boat, he had said there is a special primer to use for the paint to stick.
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like he said above, there's a primer to put on it to help make it stick.
Seventy4Blazer
3/4 ton status
alodine.
i dont know if a non comercial place can get it. its a corrosion preventative deal as well. you have to clean to a water break free surface. then you apply the alodine as per directions that im not going to go into as with different brands they varry a bit. then a light coat of non zink chromate primer, you can get it in spray cans or two part, then you LIGHTLY sand the primer and hit it again, then you paint it. now, this is for aircraft methods, so maybe automotive methods are different.
Grant
i dont know if a non comercial place can get it. its a corrosion preventative deal as well. you have to clean to a water break free surface. then you apply the alodine as per directions that im not going to go into as with different brands they varry a bit. then a light coat of non zink chromate primer, you can get it in spray cans or two part, then you LIGHTLY sand the primer and hit it again, then you paint it. now, this is for aircraft methods, so maybe automotive methods are different.
Grant
zinc chromate is the primer. just a couple light coats is all ya need....
