[Hammarlund] Painting SP-600 Panel

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 06:17:04 -0600

Any large marine dealer will have Zinc Chromate in spray cans, because it's
used on aluminum lower units of outboard engines. One very light coat will
do it, followed by just enough Krylon Smoke Gray to cover, no more. Extra
coats will bring grief in the form of rounding and filling in the stampings,
making the white lettering difficult to do cleanly. Letter stamping depth
varies between panels, and sometimes between areas of the same panel. If you
are lucky and careful, it will all come out looking good. After the panel is
done to my satisfaction, I shoot on a light coat of Krylon clear matte
overcoat to dull the Smoke Gray, which is a bit shiny for my tastes. One
other thing: Allow some extra drying time before attempting the white fill
on the lettering - the gray paint will continue to shrink some for a while,
and you don't want that process going on after you've put white in the
letters, plus the shrinking actually helps to more sharply define the
lettering. Lastly, Krylon is a bit brittle when fully dried. Don't crank
down on any panel screws or rack mount screws too much, it can break the
surface bond and break off a flake of gray. This was learned the hard way.
73, Jerry W5KP

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Faria" <[email protected]>
To: "hammarlund" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:53 PM
Subject: [Hammarlund] Painting SP-600 Panel

> GE list.  I stripped my JX-17 panel today.  It was a lot easier that a 390
> with epoxy paint.  My question is can I spray a zinc chromate primer on b4
I
> paint?  My concern is the red lettering appears not to be as deeply
engraved
> as the remaining lettering and I'm afraid of filling in the lettering.  Is
> there a self priming paint that will work for the jx-17?  I did not sand
the
> panel.  I used a pressure washer to cut the paint out of the lettering.
>
> Thanks for ur comments
>
> Dave Faria
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