Cleaning up an aluminum anchor
Has anybody done this?
I have a used Fortress that is in mechanically fine shape but is a bit
"weathered." I realize that I am only going to go throw it in the mud, but
I'd kind of like to buff it up a little to conform to the standards of the
rest of the equipment on the boat.
It have three or four good pits in it and mostly stains and light corrosion
over the rest of the surface. I experimented for a few minutes on the stock
(just a slotted round bar) with a bit of water and a foam sanding block with
abrasive and good it to looking a bit better. To get back to a more
original finish is going to require more effort. I know it was anodized
when built.
Once I get as far as I want to with that part, I am thinking of a spray
application of something UV resistant that will protect my efforts for
awhile. I wrote Fortress an email, but have not yet heard from them.
Maybe I could get it re-anodized.
Rich Gano
CALYPSO (GB-42-295)
Southport, FL (Panama City area)
Rich,
Maybe get it soda blasted and powder coated? Won't be
shiny but might look kinda neat.
Dan
--- Rich Gano ganor@bellsouth.net wrote:
Has anybody done this?
I have a used Fortress that is in mechanically fine
shape but is a bit
"weathered." I realize that I am only going to go
throw it in the mud, but
I'd kind of like to buff it up a little to conform
to the standards of the
rest of the equipment on the boat.
It have three or four good pits in it and mostly
stains and light corrosion
over the rest of the surface. I experimented for a
few minutes on the stock
(just a slotted round bar) with a bit of water and a
foam sanding block with
abrasive and good it to looking a bit better. To
get back to a more
original finish is going to require more effort. I
know it was anodized
when built.
Once I get as far as I want to with that part, I am
thinking of a spray
application of something UV resistant that will
protect my efforts for
awhile. I wrote Fortress an email, but have not yet
heard from them.
Maybe I could get it re-anodized.
Rich Gano
CALYPSO (GB-42-295)
Southport, FL (Panama City area)
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I did three things to an aluminum mast. First, after it got real fuzzy, I
used soapy SOS pads and they remove the fir and left the mast smooth. I used
auto wax and it lasted for a year on a salt water environment. Next, I had
Metalmast Marine anodize it and that worked fine. Ten years later, I had a
mast builder in Annapolis paint it with polyurethane.
Since no prep is involved, save for disassembly, I recommend that you take
it to a firm that anodizes things and ask them for a deep and hard coat to
survive salt and abrasion. They could do it in silver or pretty colors - you
might have to wait for a particular color run.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Gano" ganor@bellsouth.net
| Has anybody done this?
|
| I have a used Fortress that is in mechanically fine shape but is a bit
| "weathered." I realize that I am only going to go throw it in the mud,
but
| I'd kind of like to buff it up a little to conform to the standards of the
| rest of the equipment on the boat.
|
| It have three or four good pits in it and mostly stains and light
corrosion
| over the rest of the surface. I experimented for a few minutes on the
stock
| (just a slotted round bar) with a bit of water and a foam sanding block
with
| abrasive and good it to looking a bit better. To get back to a more
| original finish is going to require more effort. I know it was anodized
| when built.
|
| Once I get as far as I want to with that part, I am thinking of a spray
| application of something UV resistant that will protect my efforts for
| awhile. I wrote Fortress an email, but have not yet heard from them.
|
| Maybe I could get it re-anodized.
You could use Aluminum Jelly (same as Naval Jelly, but for Al) to clean it
up. If you're going to re-anodize, why not pick a nice color like red or
green? Sure would stand out, and be easier to see in a sand bottom. You also
might try coating with Nyalic, but if you use it a lot, I imagine almost any
coating will be worn off over time anyway.
Keith
Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Gano" ganor@bellsouth.net
Once I get as far as I want to with that part, I am thinking of a spray
application of something UV resistant that will protect my efforts for
awhile. I wrote Fortress an email, but have not yet heard from them.
Maybe I could get it re-anodized.