seanymph85
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Nov 5, 2013
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I have two 15 lb. boat anchors like the one in the picture and would like to repaint them as they look nasty. I have done what I could to clean this one off with a wire wheel on a drill but there are areas illustrated by red arrows that are hard to get the 3" wheel close to, including of course inside holes in anchor.
I am not concerned with it being a factory smooth finish but just want to get it prepped sufficiently that some primer and acrylic paint will stick. I know it is of course much easier to replace them but money aside I just want to improve general appearance for now and perhaps replace later on.
So any tips on how to clean and prep for paint, especially in the harder to get to areas of the red arrows on picture would be appreciated. Actually I am wondering if this is a really old anchor as it appears to have a brass color under paint in some areas. I would assume newer ones are perhaps steel. Wish I had access to a blasting cabinet to clean it all of but I don't.
I am not concerned with it being a factory smooth finish but just want to get it prepped sufficiently that some primer and acrylic paint will stick. I know it is of course much easier to replace them but money aside I just want to improve general appearance for now and perhaps replace later on.
So any tips on how to clean and prep for paint, especially in the harder to get to areas of the red arrows on picture would be appreciated. Actually I am wondering if this is a really old anchor as it appears to have a brass color under paint in some areas. I would assume newer ones are perhaps steel. Wish I had access to a blasting cabinet to clean it all of but I don't.