nz moth 0 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I am trying to bring Atom Ants paint job back up to scratch. I have tried a number of things and am thinking about doing a cut with wet and dry? Any ideas??? Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Red is always a problem colour. Is it paint or Gelcoat? Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 goto viewtopic.php?f=47&t=14398 First off, thank you Mr Wolf for giving me a quick "how to" tutorial. It worked a treat. The new Makita is great. Very grunty and far easier to use than the old machine. Actually I've worked out the most cost effective way to get the results I want. First off I use Grunt Kleenashine as it gets rid of the "top layers" of the oxidation & then I use the Farecla G3 to work off the "embedded" oxidation. (The Kleenashine is much cheaper than the G3) It's getting absolutely all of it off that takes forever. The photos below show the result of around 3 hours work. It's killing me as I'm seriously out of condition but it'll be worth it in the end... Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 You could always just ask me. Dont use wet and dry unless you are thinking about painting it afterwards Link to post Share on other sites
AldissDavid 0 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 What should be done to avoid oxidation? Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Stay out of the Sun. Don't use Red or Yellow as they are the most prone to oxidation. Link to post Share on other sites
Pumbaa 9 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Excellent info BTS, for those of us with smaller boats is the magical inter-dispersionary micro pigment technology an available option or is it also difficult to obtain and apply. I'd love to have a cheery red hull that will last. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Great post BTS. To add if I may, another reason for fading of yellow and Red is due to the pigment itself. The pigments of Red and Yellow are Cadmium compounds and Cadmium quickly turns to it's Cadmium Salts when exposed to light. So these colours tend to fade faster than other colours due to the pigment as well as the resins as BTS has explained, breaking down. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I know of the other "new" pigmets (azo pigments) but I didn't think it had made it's way to paint due to cost, as you have said. Link to post Share on other sites
Matty 0 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 What should be done to avoid oxidation? Good house keeping. Wash and polish to keep salts from forming on the surface of the paint. Salt will intensify UV like a magnifying Glass. It is also aggressive. Good polish with a UV filter will help. Also need to be very careful when when polishing some paints, if you polish a Linear polyurethane too much you will actually take away a lot of its protection and the coating will prematurely go chalky. Not every product needs the same care so recommend finding out what coating you are dealing with. Link to post Share on other sites
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