Metal Cabin Door Frame

[LegalEyes]

The best thing to do with aluminum is to anodize it... range of colors clear, champagne, bronzes or hardcoating to get flat black.

The key to painting it, especially powder, is the primer. Even still it wont last forever.

I suspect from what you said they tried to paint over aluminum. If the original aluminum was anodized (most likely, even clear) the paint wont stick well. At my old shop we would strip the aluminum, then process it with alodine, then powder coat. Most places cant alodine, but its the best way to go. Shop is Mathpeth queens.

http://www.henkelna.com/cps/rde/xchg...=8797571448974. Tell s a bit about it more technically.

I can help you out if you want, shoot me a pm

[Gerry Zagorski]

Thanks Legal.... I might take you up on that. Been looking around on the net and several posts I've seen mention aldoline. Does not sound like something one can get in any paint store though.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Legal - If did find the alodine on line..... Holy Moly it's $130 for a small applicator that looks like a magic marker.

[LegalEyes]

Legal = Harris

Wow. How much for the eching solution you'll need first...lol.

Ill probably trade you for some numbers and toll money...:-D.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Harris - Got the frame off the boat the other day....I'm thinking of having it professionally powder coated. Thoughts???

[shrimpman steve]

steel wool and a can of rustolium

[dfish28]

Hey Gerry,
Any thoughts on eliminating the metal and going w a starboard like product?