Painting lower unit.

[Mr. Demeanor]

Ive gone to the darkside. :D
Not bad for a rattle can huh?
We will see what it looks like after 200 miles of Suwanee River!

Just sharing a pic. No instructions....

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[Mr. Demeanor]

Done

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[Mr. Demeanor]

I did both sides!
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[Dave Strong]

What brand of paint? looks very good!

Dave

[Mr. Demeanor]

Merc Phantom Black (should be worth 2mph right?). Best rattle can paint I have ever used.
400, 600, 3 coats paint, 1000, 2000, rubbed by hand with compound.

[XstreamVking]

That is one good looking lower. Hope it is looking the same after the river....

[Coupe427]

Looks great! I need to do the same to mine.

[specboatops]

Man that came out SWEEEEET great job, looks fantastic !

Chris

[fast fun 2]

Loooks great! Hope it stays that way lol

[hawk232]

looks good! i see you did BOTH sides... but did you do the front and back??? lol with any luck (for all of us) it will still look the same after the suwannee!!

[Gorilla0178]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Strong]

Merc Phantom Black (should be worth 2mph right?). Best rattle can paint I have ever used.
400, 600, 3 coats paint, 1000, 2000, rubbed by hand with compound.

I have not found any better than the Merc paint, goes on so smooth and glossy. They make a clear that is real good as well

Dave

[Mr. Demeanor]

I have not found any better than the Merc paint, goes on so smooth and glossy. They make a clear that is real good as well

Dave

It came out so good I was really thinking I should have cleared it before wetsanding. Oh well...maybe next week after I tear it up.

[modvp]

looks awesome!

[Brabender]

Great Job

[timmc6]

if that come out of a spray can,thats is a great looking job,have fun this weekend on the ole suwannee river,those idiots at the gables sure dont know what there missing,maybe they will get there heads outa there butts and fix the place up,and new managment of course!! tim

[200VEGAS]

Looks real nice. Do the silicon plugs come out fairly easy when its time to change lube?

[tux974]

Great job!!

[Mr. Demeanor]

Looks real nice. Do the silicon plugs come out fairly easy when its time to change lube?

Yes. I run an exacto blade around the edge and pop it right out.

[danny3]

Mr.Demeanor could you please give me a call Danny. 863 471 2269

[tom kennedy]

is the phantom black the same color merc uses on there mids 300pm ??

[Mr. Demeanor]

Mr.Demeanor could you please give me a call Danny. 863 471 2269


Will later today. I havnt sent out your video yet. Been a crazy week getting ready for Suwanee trip but will get it out first thing next week.
Call me if I forget to call you.
941-375-1369

[TNT]

I just hope it holds up for you

[TNT]

is the phantom black the same color merc uses on there mids 300pm ??

Yes it is.

[gregpro50]

I haven't had luck with the phantom black merc rattle can paint holding up. It seems like the end of every season I was repainting the lower.

The best luck I have had so far in rattle cans is the gloss black engine enamel that you pick up at any auto store.

Even better than that is spraying urethane auto paint in gloss black.

[XstreamVking]

Dupont Imron, although deadly stuff to use, is hard to beat for painting motors.....

[gregpro50]

Dupont is the best but I have a tough time getting my hands on the stuff now due to the low voc regs.

[Mark Poole ModVP]

The Merc paint does spray out in a nice pattern compared to other brands. Makes it level out really nice. On just about every OMC engine that I have had, I paint the lower units Phantom Black and put a small red pin stripe just above the seam on the exhaust housing. I always get asked if that is some special edition engine. The contrast is really good on a white engine.