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polishing aluminum
Binkie	#1  Posted on 05/14/10 - 5:04 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	I`m cosmetically restoring my 1963 Evinrude Starflite V4. I removed the aluminum trim pieces from the hood and would like to know how to polish them to a nice satin finish. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c19...umtrim.jpg Rich
CES	#2  Posted on 05/14/10 - 5:56 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Rich, I've always used Mothers mag and Aluminum polish....the stuff works great IMO. http://www.mothers.com/02_products/05...05101.html Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
mattgeiger	#3  Posted on 05/14/10 - 6:35 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 310 Comments: 2 Joined: 02/22/07	The Mother's stuff Cliff mentioned is really good at polishing, but it will get you more of a mirror like finish. To get the satin look may be tough. Maybe polish well, then wipe down with a paint prep solvent and spray on a satin lacquer? I think that is how some of the guys who do classic motorcycles do it. Edited by mattgeiger on 05/14/10 - 6:36 AM Cape Dory 28 Hobie 20 Miracle A Class Catamaran
John Fyke	#4  Posted on 05/14/10 - 7:21 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	mattgeiger wrote: The Mother's stuff Cliff mentioned is really good at polishing, but it will get you more of a mirror like finish. To get the satin look may be tough. Maybe polish well, then wipe down with a paint prep solvent and spray on a satin lacquer? I think that is how some of the guys who do classic motorcycles do it. You would need an adhesion promoter like House of Kolor AP01 on the aluminum first before clearcoat. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
Binkie	#5  Posted on 05/14/10 - 11:16 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	Thanks, all, it seems less complicated to polish it to whatever finish Mothers can obtain, and leave it at that. Rich
CES	#6  Posted on 05/14/10 - 11:20 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Ya Rich, in my opinion Mothers makes the best product and I've been usung them since 1987 for everything that needs a nice shine to it. How's the weather in Tampa? Have you taken your 13' out lately? Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
Binkie	#7  Posted on 05/14/10 - 12:18 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	Hi, Cliff, The weathers been hot with very little little rain, alot of windy days too. I haven`t run the 13 footer in 6 months, but I`m going to pull it out and clean it up and go fishing next week. Been busy with another project boat that I`m going to use the Evinrude Starflight on. Rich
Binkie	#8  Posted on 05/19/10 - 9:27 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	The Mothers aluminum polish worked really well on the trim for this 47 year old motor. The aluminum emblems on the cover were really dulled out. After I polished them I shot a couple of coats of lacquer clearcoat over them. Here is a picture of the finished paint job. These early 4Vs were very popular on the original Whaler 16 footers, They had a lot of torque and could push the boat along about 35 mph with a load of people. Mine was originally a long shaft, as would be needed on a Whaler, but I converted mine into a shortshaft by removing the center 5" spacer on the mid section, sectioning a 5" piece from the driveshaft and had it welded, sectioned 5" from the shift rod and rewelded, and cut 5" from the two copper water tubes. Cost was about $100 for the machine shop work on the driveshaft. It is important to find a machine shop that can do this correctly so the shaft is still perfectly straight. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c19...ight75.jpg Rich
CES	#9  Posted on 05/19/10 - 9:44 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Rich, I'm glad the Mothers worked out for ya. That motor looks fantastic and you did an incredible job on it. Nice work!! Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
JohnnyCW	#10  Posted on 05/19/10 - 9:49 AM
Member Posts: 684 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/16/09	Wow! That motor is a real beauty.
whalerman	#11  Posted on 05/19/10 - 12:13 PM
Member Posts: 540 Comments: 5 Joined: 06/26/07	My dad had one similar to yours except that it was a brown and white color on a Glasspar sea fairer. The two tone you did looks great. More pics when you can post! THOM : 1999 Outrage 18, 2012 E-TEC 150, 2012 EZ Loader trailer
HarleyFXDL	#12  Posted on 05/19/10 - 12:21 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	Gotta admit Rich, that motor looks awesome. Hard to believe it is as old as me! Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
CES	#13  Posted on 05/19/10 - 12:38 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	HarleyFXDL wrote: Gotta admit Rich, that motor looks awesome. Hard to believe it is as old as me! Kevin, you're old!! Lol Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
HarleyFXDL	#14  Posted on 05/19/10 - 4:07 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	LOL........like a fine wine Cliff. Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."