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RE: [worldcruising] Re: Wiring inside masts - stripping and paint ing a mast


Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Re: Wiring inside masts - stripping and paint ing a mast
From: Sellar, William E. (wsellar@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jul 24 2002 - 15:32:32 EDT


>Four years ago, I pulled an aluminium mast that had been painted
>black. I followed the advice offered in Dan Casey's "This Old Boat"
>and stripped the old paint, wet sandeded it, chemically etched the
>surface, applied a primer coat, then about 3 coats of two part
>Interlux LPU (white) with a mohair roller. The result looked great
>(you can see your reflection in it) and is still in great shape after
>4 years.

I am going on 8 years of having done this, except I used Imron. Still looks
good, but starting to dull and has chips around the sail track.

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