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Old 03-14-2009, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by brettco View Post
How did they get clearcoat to stick to bare aluminum-its not made for that? Metal needs a etch or epoxy primer for adhesion. I think it will peel off in sheets-looks good though.
I use a product on the aluminum on my pontoon boat called Sharkhide that gives a very similar finish to this cobra, and the stuff is extremely hardy. You apply it to bare aluminum with no prep other than a clean surface. I don't know how the PPG works, but maybe it has similar properties?

http://sharkhide.com/mpinfo.html

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