marine paint
Scott D McLean
I have quick, possibly dumb, question. My crew team recently painted the
blades of our oars with white spray paint. After only two uses, many of
the blades have begun to chip etc. We did prime the blades, but I am not
sure what with.
My question is this, how much of a difference would marine paint make? It
is pretty obvious that the current paint job wont last very long and I was
wondering if anyone knew of a more durable paint for something like oars.
Also, is normal primer suitable, or should we be using something special
for the water. Feel free to reply via e-mail so as to not waste space here,
but I am subscribed so I should get it either way.
Thanks,
Scott Mclean
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scott morris
>Hi all,
>Thanks,
>Scott Mclean
Scott,
You didn't say what the oars are made of. If they are wood, and you have the
patience to wait for them to dry, marine paint is good, tough stuff. If
they are carbon-fiber sweeps (a luxury in my day) then you can *still* use
marine paint if it is primed properly. Concept II reccomends a particular
type of primer made by MAB for priming and I just used a good grade of
enamel on my sculling blades. Of course, for the kind of damage that
a novice crew is likely to inflict, perhaps vinyl siding might be good :)
.
If they're wooden, sand, prime and paint them with marine and you'll do
fine, if they're carbon-fiber call concept II (1-800-245-5676) and ask
them what they recommend.
Scott Morris
Illini Heavyweight Crew