painting entire outboard????

[javelin90]

Has anybody painted their entire outboard motor? If so you have any pictures that you could post?
Thanks, G.

[champ221]

[ericm]

I repainted an ’86 Evinrude 115 about eight years ago. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures. I used automotive Acrylic Enamel and followed all the usual procedures. I had painted a few cars prior to this so it wasn’t a big deal. The key is to do ALL degreasing with an automotive paint degreaser BEFORE you do any sanding. Otherwise, you will work the residual grease and wax into the finish and create a major problem.

I power washed and scrubbed it first, degreased, sanded and then applied an epoxy primer. The primer isn’t absolutely required, but it gives you a chance to spot imperfections and also helps prevent “fish-eye” and “crazing” from errant grease or wax spots. I then applied the Acrylic Enamel with a DeFilbiss paint gun with a #80 tip.

The quality of the end result is directly linked to the quality of the gun. I had about $500.00 in my gun and tip, but I had other uses for it. If you try this with a cheap gun / tip, you may as well use a roller!

None of this is cheap including the cost of the paint. I also had to purchase new decals due to cowling damage, which were really expensive. At least now there are other sources for after market decals which are much more affordable.

The end results were better than the original factory finish in terms of gloss and finish quality. The biggest tip I can give is to clean, clean and then when you’re done cleaning / degreasing, do it again!

In all honesty, if you don’t have other uses for the equipment, it really isn’t worth self-performing this kind of work. Another option is to do all the cleaning / sanding yourself and take it to a shop and have them shoot it. Your “sweat equity” in the prep work can save you a considerable cost.

Hope this helps


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[ProcraftMike]

Getting all the oil and grease off of the motor, down to a real clean surface is going to be the tough part. Especially if is an older outboard. Lots of prep work involved before priming/painting.

[calfish1]

camo painted a duck hunt motor: bigest suggestions are use a two part self etching primer and clean with mek before painting to remove all the oil and grease

also use gloves and a real good cartridge mask when spraying and cleaning with mek