zties Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Ok I took all the paint off the boom and it looks great. Yea the paint was beat up pretty well. Can I keep it bare AL, coat it or paint it. Ideas suggestions. I know you are out there Vic...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolido Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Both boom and mast paint in mine were very beat up too. Sanded the old paint, primed it and used Imron paint. Easy job and looks great. It also protects against corrotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest USA 846 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 I sanded my mast and boom about five years ago and had them both powder coated. they have both held up very well. the powder coating was done by a friend who did not charge me, so I don't know what the cost would normally be. However, there are a number of shops out there looking for work, so it should not be hard to find a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zties Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I sanded my mast and boom about five years ago and had them both powder coated. they have both held up very well. the powder coating was done by a friend who did not charge me, so I don't know what the cost would normally be. However, there are a number of shops out there looking for work, so it should not be hard to find a good price. Know of any place around Buffalo NY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zties Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Know of any place around Buffalo NY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisS Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I was just out in Hamburg over the weekend and believe that I saw a powder-coater on Camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicMoMoney Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I sanded my mast and boom about five years ago and had them both powder coated. they have both held up very well. the powder coating was done by a friend who did not charge me, so I don't know what the cost would normally be. However, there are a number of shops out there looking for work, so it should not be hard to find a good price. I did a quick and dirty job on my original mast and boom. I knocked off the loose paint, sanded a bit, removed some bits, masked off others, and sprayed the mast and the boom with Appliance "Epoxy" spray cans. It looked good for many years, but now the boom is flaking off in places. My newer mast, yet again, paint looks great. It sounds like like you have done a bunch of work to get the old paint off. Had I done that I would have considered powder coating or a paint like Imron. Don't waste your time with Appliance paint. Before you paint it make certain to determine if a special primer is needed over the now bare aluminum. Bare aluminum will start oxidizing almost immediately after you expose the surface. Hope this does some good. vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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