One of the sailors here buffed his mast with one of those green 3M buffing pads
- came out nice.
(I think sanding gel-coat and masts is a bit aggressive)
sam :-)
From: Stevan Plavsa
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:18 AM
To: [email protected]
Thanks Dwight! I have a long list of things to do this spring. The mast _is_
down however .....
We have a hard launch date of May 3rd this year. If I can get the boot stripes
painted, the stuffing box repacked, new halyards and maybe shivs all done, hull
clean and wax and bottom paint I'll do the mast! If it takes a normal person
three hours it'll take me six.
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:32 AM, dwight <[email protected]> wrote:
Steve
I sanded my mast about 6 years ago with 320 grit wet paper, lots of water from
a garden hose to remove ugly oxide layer that the abrasive will remove…the mast
got real nice, aluminium self anodizes in a matter of seconds, you can’t really
prevent that, and that oxide layer grows thicker with time…after mine was dry I
applied 1 coat of Aurora Kwik Shine…looks good to this day, not new but a lot
better than before I started and it has stayed up in a marine environment all
year long for the last 6 years. I could have polished it better, say to 600
grit, and maybe got a better job but that would have taken more time…the way I
did the mast for my 35 which is 57 feet long and I also did the boom and
spreaders took only about 3 hours. Don’t be afraid to polish an aluminium
mast, so long as it has not been painted. I got a feeling that my mast had
never been touched before I cleaned it and I must say that I am glad that I did
that job…I will do it again with 600 grit next time I unstep for winter storgae
From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa
Sent: March 11, 2014 9:50 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Stus-List tarp chafing mast
Hi All. I've got my mast laying over my deck supported by the pulpit forward
and a 2x4 frame aft. I slung a tarp over the mast for the winter and called it
done. I was examining the mast and noticed that the entire side of the mast
that is in contact with the tarp is chafed, or buffed, from the tarp rubbing on
it in the wind. I wouldn't call it shiny, just 'rubbed' looking. Will this
oxidize back to normal or should I be thinking about cleaning up the mast? I've
read to leave aluminum alone and not buff and shine it. The mast is going to be
ugly in the spring.
Thanks,
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
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