Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

USAFitz

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I've just painted my '71 650 with a coat of phantom black Mercury paint, and put a Mercury clear coat over it. I was curious if anyone has had any experience with this. How well does it last? How long do I wait before doing anything with it?

I did it mainly because I'll be in saltwater for the next few months and want max protection. Any ideas about anything else I can do to protect? Thanks again.
 

USAFitz

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

Here's a pic...
 

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Plainsman

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

Nice job!! I might even give it try.
 

USAFitz

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

Thanks. For some reason, looking better makes it sound better... funny how that works :)
 

Rocky4052

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

Oh,man! Now I have to add another thing to do to my list!! Looks sweet.
 

jmburock

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

I painted mine earlier this season with the Mercury spray paint. Make sure you use the Zinc chromate primer underneath before painting to add corrosion protection (assuming there are some areas of metal showing after prep). My paint is holding up well except for the bottom of the skeg (which doubles as a depth finder in my shallow bay location)..
 

USAFitz

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

Unfortunately, I didn't realize about the zinc primer, but I think it'll be fine. It's a bit humid out here, so it's taking a while to fully dry. But it's holding up nicely and damn it looks good.
 

studlymandingo

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Re: Anyone painted their OB with Mercury black?

Looks great!

If you didn't go down to bare metal when you sanded, then the lack of zinc-chromate primer shouldn't be an issue.​
 
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