Polished my 10yr old prop.

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[fallingeggs]

Pretty. Post some details on your process!


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[bcboomer]

Yes beautiful shine. Give us the details.

Who knows, maybe I'll get all my "need to do's" done and have time for "pretty for the sake of pretty"

[CS Cruiser]

400,800,1000,1500,2000 grit wet paper then metal Polish. It was long over do��

[sailormed]

Question: Does this degree of shine keeps your prop clear of growth & barnacles?


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[Pete7]

Originally Posted by sailormed

Question: Does this degree of shine keeps your prop clear of growth & barnacles?


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Certainly not on our side of the Atlantic. I just bought a second hand prop so I have two on board. The previous owner had spent hour polishing it. Didn't have the heart to tell him I was going to rough it up with 80 grit and then paint it with 2 pack epoxy paint followed with antifoul paint.

I have tried a polished propshaft and covering with lanolin, but paint seems the most effective.

Pete

[CS Cruiser]

Originally Posted by sailormed

Question: Does this degree of shine keeps your prop clear of growth & barnacles?


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Don't have that problem as I'm always in the Great Lakes fresh water system so far.

[Pete7]

Just wish i had local fresh water to run into every once in a while.

Pete

[senormechanico]

Beautiful polish job.
Too bad it's going to get wet.

To a barnacle, that prop is RED MEAT.

Edit: The Cutless bearing looks shot to me....