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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 28 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 28 | I am going to update the intruments on my 64. I have not been able to find any supplier with a plain steel instrument panel. I have found one that will sell me a non-polished aluminum panel. I want to paint it the same color of the truck body. Question is, will it hold paint ok, and if so would I need to do any prep work? Thanks, Scott. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | As I was informed, aluminum needs to be primed with epoxy primer. If you have a polished surface that might even be harder for primer or paint to adhere to. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | ozscott,
I am not a body-man, but I have painted aluminum before. It was prepared in a conventional manner...sanded, cleaned and painted. It never came off, looked fine and was just as durable as any metal that had been painted.
This would be 'especially' true to a interior item. If I were going to paint my AlumaWeld drift boat, I would probably get a touch more technical with my coating!
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | You could have it anodized to your choice of colors, powder coated, or painted. You just need to use an aluminum-compatible primer.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | I am not shure of the spelling,but when they paint aircraft they use(alodine)it's a chemical that eaches aluminum and turns it gold as if it where anodized. I's rinsed off with water and the gold looking surface is ready for paint. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | Yes alodie is the right spelling. I did a search on yahoo every thing you need to know is there. | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 191 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 191 | On aircraft we used to use the alodine, then epoxy prime and paint. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 339 | Duponts veri-prime is self etching and is
perfect for Your needs...its 2 part mix, 615 &
616...Zinc-cromate is the old aluminum primer, but I
don't believe that is around anymore, it was an enviromental type problem....BB | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 84 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 84 | I have used both veri-prime and PPG's Epoxy primer and to my supprise the epoxy primer actually bonds to aluminum better than the self etching primer. Go to your PPG dealer and ask for DPLF primer. It comes in several different colors. It is kind of pricy though. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 18 | yep, etch prime, in aerosol form, finish as normal | | |
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