Re-anodizing outriggers is it worth it or possible?

[Jeff79Sceptre]

I can get a good deal on some 20' Lees for the Sceptre. They are the lee jrs with the 20' poles. I know I have to make mounts but I'm not worried about that. Anyone been down this road? What's the cost?

[kmoose]

I have a friend that works at anodize inc. and from what I have seen in costs for some items it would probably be cheaper to buy new.

[htillman]

I would clean as best you could, apply coat of wax and use. I cleaned a pitted windshield frame from a Sceptre by lightly using WD-40 and an abrasive wheel and steel wool. Took some time and labor but came out pretty good.

[DonV]

Wow that's top of the line stuff!! 20' poles are the real deal and the Lee's Jr.s are the mac daddy!! I'm assuming you are talking about the folding ones?? In any case that's a lot of outrigger for a 23' boat. I'm with htillman, clean them, smooth them out and wax them. I wish I had bought the Lee's sidewinders for my boat.

[PigSticker]

If you use wool it has to be fine bronze wool, anything else will scratch. Use it with woody wax, though it doesn't last it will make it look good, its kinda like juice on your tires

[wattaway2]

Have you considered having them powder coated I've done a few pc's for my boat and was surprised at the cost no where as bad as I thought it would be and there can be a wide variety of colors to chose from . I have a place off the sawgrass express way down here I can recommend --Metal Spray painting Inc, talk with Michael the owner

[Old'sCool]

Agree on the powdercoat. Steel wool also leaves fine pieces in the material and will rust.

[bigeasy1]

Have you considered using a two part catalyst cured urethane paint? I painted an old beat up aluminum trailer that I had a small boat on,with Epifanes Two part urethane,and it held up unbelievably well after trailering it all over the place,and a lot of them were gravel back roads.

For around $40 to $50 bucks for a quart it's worth a try. I would think any of these two part urethanes,form mfg's like Interlux,Signature,etc would do the job pretty well.The Epifanes is well known for their varnishes but their two part urethane is a very nice paint,and a hidden gem in their product line.
It's somewhat closer to Imron in it's make up.A foam roller(like one of the hot dog ones) would do the application nicely.

[shine]

I would try a polishing wheel and metal polish, it will take off a surprising amount of surface oxidation.

[Beaver]

I agree with the two part Poly or powder coating. You can do either of these for cheap and it will look great. You can paint them to match your hull or do a complimentary color. Wax them every now and then and they will look great for years. If you try to clean them you are always going to be fighting a loosing battle.

My lean post was all pitted aluminum when I bought my boat. I tried to clean it and polish it...it just never really got there. I was thinking about powder coating it but wasn't sure what color I wanted so I just primed it and rattle canned it SAND to get a feeling for it. It looked so good that I left it like that and it has held up surprisingly well for the last 3 years. Eventually I am going to strip it and have it powder coated the same color.

Good luck.