Reply To: Paint Resources

[Bob Wight]

I bead blasted everything down to bare metal, then applied a self-etching primer followed by the color coats.   I typically let the paint cure about a week before applying the decals.   No clear coat over the color coats or decals.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

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