Ramona said...
That's per kilo. Metal prices are very low at the moment. Best to sail it instead. I certainly would not be painting the topsides, instead I would go the bare look like Pen-Duick V. Non skid paint on the deck only.
Not sure if you can buy it any more but I used Epiglass PA 10 etch primer on the bare aluminium on my Peterson 42. I prepared it by sanding it shiny with a sanding disc and then applied it by brush.
The solvent in the paint is as volatile as metho and a tad toxic. Metho is the recommended clean up solvent for brushes etc but definitely should not be used for thinning.
The solvent/thinner is the active ingredient in the etching process and the red paint body is the sealant on the surface. I believe nothing works better on aluminium.
I climbed into my anchor locker with a tin of it, a brush and NO breather mask and painted. Lucky I did not pass out. It burnt my nostrils out for six months during which time I could not smell anything.
The info on the can said it could be used on alloy or steel. I tried it on some sand blasted steel wheel rims and it was quite ineffective, busting out with rust two months later.
For aluminium that stuff is the gear.
