cardude01
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I think I asked about this before but I can't seem to find the thread.
I have aluminum window frames and some of them are starting to peel. I think maybe they are powder coated? One window has a 2x5" section where the paint completely fell off in a sheet. The aluminum feels powdery underneath.
I'm not a very good painter, so I'm wondering if I should tackle this. If so, how would I scrape the rest of the paint off, and isn't it hard to get the paint to stick to aluminum? Can I do this with the windows still in the boat?
Maybe I could leave the windows bare aluminum after removing the paint and prepping, but that would probably look crappy.
My window with the big bare spot looks like this just FYI. This is not my actual window-- I forgot to take a pic. Are these type window frames easily removable?
I have aluminum window frames and some of them are starting to peel. I think maybe they are powder coated? One window has a 2x5" section where the paint completely fell off in a sheet. The aluminum feels powdery underneath.
I'm not a very good painter, so I'm wondering if I should tackle this. If so, how would I scrape the rest of the paint off, and isn't it hard to get the paint to stick to aluminum? Can I do this with the windows still in the boat?
Maybe I could leave the windows bare aluminum after removing the paint and prepping, but that would probably look crappy.
My window with the big bare spot looks like this just FYI. This is not my actual window-- I forgot to take a pic. Are these type window frames easily removable?