Re: Painting the outdrive
Paint won't stick to bare aluminum.
Yea,If he is sanding down through the original primer and paint then some primer would be a good idea.
I have done touch ups on drives with very small bare areas without a problem and not use primer.
I know when i stripped my motor down to bare aluminum that factory primer was a pain to get off...It was some thick gray primer.
Early 80's motor and not sure what the factory used back in those days but it was good stuff.
The Moeller Johnson white i painted with after the Zinc-Chromate takes forever to cure.
The first paint job i hit the lake 3 days later and it peeled off in areas!
I was PO'd after all that work!
After the second complete repaint i waited and let it cure a couple weeks in the sun and never had a problem.
