Window paint flaking off.

[Bruceo]

My (baked on) paint on the windows of my 26 year old 22ft classic is starting to flake off in places. It leaves the galvanized metal showing. Any body else have this problem and more important a solution? Can one paint galvanized metal.

 

[thataway]

The window frames are aluminum, not galvanized steel. What happens is that there is some water which gets under the coating (paint) and then corrosion. You are seeing Al oxides.

What to do: sand well to bare metal, be sure it is clean, then clean with acetone, and apply a strontium chromate (two part epoxy is better of you can get some. Then a coat of primer, and finally "Hatteras White" is a very close match for the original paint.

Yes, most of the boats have this in one or more places.

You can take the frames out, and send them to be powder coated if you want to spend some real coin. But this means removing the glass etc--and you are probably better off buying new windows..more coin.

 

[Bruceo]

Thanks Bob, I live in Washington State so when I attempt to do this I call you up so you can drive over and lend me a hand.

 

[Ordutch1975]

Bob's mobile C-Dory repair. Sounds like a good gig to me. On your way north Bob make sure to swing by - I'd love to pick your brain