Re: Repainting my 74 Johnson 9.9 Seahorse?
I do this sort of work all the time, unfortunately I'm not even in your country let alone your area though!<br />For the fibreglass parts you should really use a 2 pack polyester primer, and for the metal either an etch primer like zinc chromate, or I prefer 2 pack epoxy primer.<br />The best topcoat is probably a 2 pack acrylic. <br /><br />The problem is that none of these products is really suitable for home use, and if what I hear is correct may not even be legal for home use in the US!<br />Go to an auto body repair shop and get some advice, they may be prepared to do the work for you for less than you might imagine, and will almost certainly do a better job than you can.<br />It may even work out cheaper as they will have most of the materials already, saving you buying more than you'll use.<br />You can probably save some money by doing the preparation work yourself, removing old paint and sanding to a smooth finish ready for the new paint, that's what takes the time and costs the most.<br />I find an electric drill or an angle grinder with a wire brush gets the worst off without chewing up the metal castings, but don't use it on the fibreglass!<br />You can then use sandpaper, but don't get the surface too good as some slight roughness will help the primer to adhere, a couple of coats of primer will fill the sanding scratches, and most modern high build primers need little or no preparation before the top coat is applied.
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