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I used to rebuild Evinrude Mariner and Mercury outboards, that included spraying them, 90% of the time I used cellulose spray cans.
The first coats should be done very quickly and very light so they dry off fast, I always tried to warm the cowl with a hot hair paint stripper (carefully).
Several primers/undercoats, let it cure for a couple of days and the top coat can go on wet without many worries.
There were some Evinrudes that were a nightmare, not sure what the original coating was but they were a swine to stop reacting, it was usually the 15hp models for some reason.
The first coats should be done very quickly and very light so they dry off fast, I always tried to warm the cowl with a hot hair paint stripper (carefully).
Several primers/undercoats, let it cure for a couple of days and the top coat can go on wet without many worries.
There were some Evinrudes that were a nightmare, not sure what the original coating was but they were a swine to stop reacting, it was usually the 15hp models for some reason.
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if its already painted and the paint isnt cracked or falling off, then just key it with 800 wet n dry and a couple of coats of rattle can primer , sand again with 800 until its nice and smooth then on with some paint
if its bare fibre glass , or the old paint is terrible then i would use etch on the bare stuff , then as above
if its bare fibre glass , or the old paint is terrible then i would use etch on the bare stuff , then as above
