Reply To: Refinishing 1955 Johnson Metal Hood

[Bob Wight]

I’m no painting expert and I don’t have a paint booth or spray rig either but here’s a few pics from when I painted my ’54 Johnson 5.5hp hood.   As Richard noted, you can either completely blast or strip the old paint off or just sand it smooth.   If you’re going to the trouble of painting the hood, I think you get a better job if you completely strip it down to bare metal – I use the Citri Strip paint stripper.    There’s a lot of narrative to go along with the pics that I won’t bother to type out here but you can call me at 713-927-3352 and I’ll be happy to walk you through it.    Also as Richard noted, the quality of the finish paint job is all in the prep work.

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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