Someone once told me that if the paint is peeling or blistering on an outboard, it probably overheats.<br /><br />Is this true? What else would cause the paint to peel?<br /><br />Thanks!
carb cleaner will do this to bad stuff real good paint striper if the motor has got that hot seems like you would be hearing bad noises or be running ruff
Corrosion will do it too. Once had a mid-80s Mercury (actually a Yamaha) that shed almost all it's paint on the lower unit and leg.<br />Of course, if it's the engine itself that's peeling...
It has nothing to do with heat. I have two OMC SeaDrives that are painted metalic charcoal. Every couple of months I need to go after the blisters with sandpaper & sprey paint - even if the boat has not left the trailer. I get blisters only on the cover. I assume that it is due to the paint not bonding to the fiberglass.
