boater1234
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So i decided to paint my outboard due to the previous owner trying and failing horribly.The paint on the whole outboard is in fairly good shape it's more the lower and upper cowling that looks horrible and looks like it was just sprayed like crap.I have painted one merc before and it came out really good after redoing it several times because i was under the impression more paint is better and i quickly learned that is a no,no.So here are the steps i am going to do to my 1993 20hp 2stroke mercury outboard.
1- Degrease everything i'm going to paint extremely good with like a great marine degreaser like the 3 bottles of attwood orange degreaser i bought unless someone has something i can buy at like home depot or lowes that is better.Would dawn soap work well to????
2- Spray with water and start wet sanding till i get all the imperfections out,now if i have some deep scratches do i go all the way to the metal if needed and then cover bare metal with the ZC primer i have and then i'm good to paint after that?If i can avoid hitting the metal that is my goal as i want to just rough it all up and then paint it.
3- Once roughed up or i sand all the imperfections and ZC all the bare metal,i'm going to clean with acetone then paint 2 thin coats,let it dry for i would guess till it's not tacky anymore which would be like an hr to 2 at the most,wet sand out any imperfections,clean with acetone a second time,then recoat 2 more times,let it dry and check how it comes out.If i see some things i don't like on the finish coat,how long do i have to wait to wet sand again and then recoat again to a glossy finish?????
4-Please if anyone has any suggestions on top of what i said here please help,i can use all the help i can get.This is how i did my 15hp merc i had yrs ago and it came out cherry.I mean it came out better looking than the factory finish. maybe someone has a different type of paint than the phantom black i'm going to use that is stronger.Also what do i need to do if i hit the white on the cowling,what type of primer do i need if any?I know krylon makes a primer and paint in one as well as rustoleum makes a primer paint in one.If i decide to stay with the phantom black which i love to use and have like 5 cans,all i need is what primer on the cowling,like will the ZC work or just a good old regular self etching primer on the cowling since it's not metal and i believe it's composite or some type of strong plastic.
1- Degrease everything i'm going to paint extremely good with like a great marine degreaser like the 3 bottles of attwood orange degreaser i bought unless someone has something i can buy at like home depot or lowes that is better.Would dawn soap work well to????
2- Spray with water and start wet sanding till i get all the imperfections out,now if i have some deep scratches do i go all the way to the metal if needed and then cover bare metal with the ZC primer i have and then i'm good to paint after that?If i can avoid hitting the metal that is my goal as i want to just rough it all up and then paint it.
3- Once roughed up or i sand all the imperfections and ZC all the bare metal,i'm going to clean with acetone then paint 2 thin coats,let it dry for i would guess till it's not tacky anymore which would be like an hr to 2 at the most,wet sand out any imperfections,clean with acetone a second time,then recoat 2 more times,let it dry and check how it comes out.If i see some things i don't like on the finish coat,how long do i have to wait to wet sand again and then recoat again to a glossy finish?????
4-Please if anyone has any suggestions on top of what i said here please help,i can use all the help i can get.This is how i did my 15hp merc i had yrs ago and it came out cherry.I mean it came out better looking than the factory finish. maybe someone has a different type of paint than the phantom black i'm going to use that is stronger.Also what do i need to do if i hit the white on the cowling,what type of primer do i need if any?I know krylon makes a primer and paint in one as well as rustoleum makes a primer paint in one.If i decide to stay with the phantom black which i love to use and have like 5 cans,all i need is what primer on the cowling,like will the ZC work or just a good old regular self etching primer on the cowling since it's not metal and i believe it's composite or some type of strong plastic.