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Originally Posted by dan4836
I sanded the aluminum down to remove the oxidation. Used Sherwin Williams All Surface Enamel product. First, primed the service with a latex primer, than used their oil based product for the final coat.
I used this product before on a steel trailer and it help up much better than I expected.
I wanted a new look for my boat and the oxidation and the chalking gel coat keep reminded me of the boats age (1981)
Now, it looks more up to date.
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It looks great, no bones about it. And I hate to be a spoil sport, but I'm a little concerned about the primer you used. Steel and Aluminum are two very different metals. Zinc Chromate is the primer of choice for Aluminum. Did the latex primer you used say it was good for Aluminum? If not, you may be faced with the paint peeling off in about a year or so. If that should happen, just sand it all off again and then use the Zinc Chromate primer to avoid it in the future.
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