Alodyne is a pre-paint solution we used on sailboat rigs...Then a good
polyurethane paint...it held up on yachts in a marine inviornment
On Jul 28, 2015 6:25 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> It does wear and chip. Put down a metal etching primer first (you can buy
> it in a rattle can from a paint shop) and make sure the farm is really
> clean. I have never done this myself, but I understand that you can get the
> aluminum re-anodized in black. That would be a perfect solution if it is
> possible. Second to that, powder coating. After that, paint. You can always
> touch it up.
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 8:21 AM Nick Feickert <thesuperflydisco@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Vanagan fans!! So I've removed the sliding window from the aluminum
> > frame and have tinted it and the fixed window. Next thing I'd like to do
> is
> > paint the frame black since I'm going with the Cali look on all the
> windows
> > and doing away with the chrome trim that never lasted anyways. So the
> > question
> > is: Has anyone painted their frames and would it wear off where the
> window
> > slides against the frame?
> >
>