Boating & Sun Safety - Be Sun Aware

This infographic illustrates the importance of sun safety on a boat and how recreational boaters can be sun safe on the water.

Included are important statistics and guidelines.

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What Paint Should You Use On A Mercruiser Outdrive?

Since a Mercruiser outdrive is an accessory, so the way which you will paint or repair it may change according to your preferences, budget and other factors. And which paint you will use on the Mercruiser can change too.

Here are some ways to approach panting a mercruiser outdrive:

1. Coating

One suggestion for a "tool" you could utilize is to use a coating. Gloss coatings are usually used, but whether you want to use a clear coat, colour coat, gloss or no gloss is up to you.

2. Rattlecan

Another thing that you can to use to paint the Mercruiser is a rattlecan, which is a container of spray paint. For this, we can say that there is also a great diversity of colors to choose from, so go wild.

The question is: must you always paint a Mercruiser outdrive with spray?

Well, the spray is maybe the most common method for painting, but there are other options. You can use acrylic enamel or zinc chromate.

3. Zinc Chromate

Painting with zinc chromate has the advantage of eliminating surface imperfections. A possible disadvantage of using zinc chromate is that you will need to repeat the application procedure from time to time.

4. Urethane

There are some items which contain urethane, and you can use this to paint your Mercruiser. An example of this is acrylic urethane.

5. Others

There are other materials that you can to paint the accessory.

Take alodine, for instance. With alodine, you must know if there are any areas on your Mercruiser that would repel it. If the answer is yes, you must first de-grease as appropriate, and then safely paint after that.

A resin is also possible when you want to paint, hence an epoxy polyurethane.

But more important than choosing your method of painting your Mercruiser outdrive is to paint correctly, and always follow the steps indicated by the manufacturer as well as, possibly, some tips on boating forums. If you do this, your project should turn out great.

I hope this helps. Good luck!