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	I recently painted our 7.5ton horsebox (outside on a nice day) that
was aluminium covered. =20

	I used "Acid etch primer" as this bites into the aluminium to stop
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It coated the same way as a normal primer would, and hid all kinds of
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	-Jim
 On Tue 14/06/11 4:33 AM , Carey Fisher careyfisher@ncsradio.com
sent:
  Does anyone know of a good reference to (wet, not powder) painting
aluminum
 (typically 6061 T651). Our normal vendors do a good job on quantity
parts
 but when we need a one-off panel painted, the cost is unacceptable.
 I know you either have to do a chromate conversion coating (e.g.
Iridite) or
 some sort of chemical etching to get a decent paint job on aluminum.
But,
 I'm not going to set up an Iridite line so I'm looking for a
reasonably
 simple but effective process that can be performed in a homemade
paint booth
 (big cardboard box) with readily available materials e.g. solvents,
etching
 primers, proper type of paint, etc.
 Thanks for any leads!
 Carey Fisher
 Chief Technical Officer
 New Communications Solutions, LLC
 678-999-3956
 careyfisher@ncsradio.com [1]
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