Outboard Cowling refurbish - how hard is it ?

[Cobbo1]

Smidsy your top main cowling came out beautiful absolute spot on, the two side cowlings are not as good as the top cowling but they are as good as Cobbos car door

Well done Smidsy

Oh and I think you missed the point of that post gaz, look a bit harder at the reflection you'll get the idea 😂 If I really cared what you thought about my jobs I could show you paint jobs I've done that would make your jaw drop, as it did for the people who paid me for it. But I guess you wouldn't know what that's like, being paid money in return for hard work.

[Dignity]

Oh and I think you missed the point of that post gaz, look a bit harder at the reflection you'll get the idea 😂 If I really cared what you thought about my jobs I could show you paint jobs I've done that would make your jaw drop, as it did for the people who paid me for it. But I guess you wouldn't know what that's like, being paid money in return for hard work.

Interestingly my 2013 Yammy 4 stroke has a bright shiny top cowl but the plastic shrouds below are definitely not shiny and very similar to smidsy job and mine was like that from new so I think smidsy job is perfect.

[disorderly]

Saw a used yammie top cowl for sale today.....$2200...nearly fell off my chair...!!..I asked if it came with a motor..

[Dignity]

Saw a used yammie top cowl for sale today.....$2200...nearly fell off my chair...!!..I asked if it came with a motor..

I could sell my motor in bits and at that rate buy a new boat afterwards.

Smidsy glad you got to get out and use it.

[smidsy]

Nice calimari's

Smidsy glad you got to get out and use it.

Todays catch !

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I've scratched the itch ! I can relax now

[smidsy]

... so I think smidsy job is perfect.

Thanks, but steady on ! I butchered the holes on the front decal.

Interestingly my 2013 Yammy 4 stroke has a bright shiny top cowl but the plastic shrouds below are definitely not shiny and very similar to smidsy job and mine was like that from new ....

I wonder why that would be though, on the original, perhaps just like me they went the extra mile with the top cowling and cut corners on the bottom cowling.

[Dignity]

Thanks, but steady on ! I butchered the holes on the front decal.




I wonder why that would be though, on the original, perhaps just like me they went the extra mile with the top cowling and cut corners on the bottom cowling.

Lots of motors like that in years past, probably more to do with the plastic used in different parts.

[gazza2006au]

Cobbo big difference between a paid proffessional doing a blurry reflection paint job than a master of all trades being paid nothing to do a home job

[Cobbo1]

Cobbo big difference between a paid proffessional doing a blurry reflection paint job than a master of all trades being paid nothing to do a home job

Yes Gaz, I’m sure you have a lot of experience in being a paid professional 😂😂

[smidsy]

Hi All,

Yea, me again, YAY !!

Ok, its been almost a year, no issues, then this .............

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I dont really care about the cracking, but WTF is the bubbling ??

I will definitely not be painting it again, I don't have the set up needed, Ill hand it to the professionals !

But what's going on here ?

[Dignity]

Is the motor overheating? Just worth checking out.

[smidsy]

Is the motor overheating? Just worth checking out.

I wouldn't think so, its a weird area to over heat, only the oil tank is in that location.

My bait board splashes onto this area, dont suppose that has anything to do with it ?

[Dignity]

No idea mate. I don't recall what you sprayed it with but a lot of off the shelf paints require a clear coat over them. Or you are using toxic bait.

[DATCOL]

Could be the cocktail of dissimular brands of paint & fillers some of them fight with each other can produce that type of eruption
Col

[smidsy]

No idea mate. I don't recall what you sprayed it with but a lot of off the shelf paints require a clear coat over them. Or you are using toxic bait.

Sprayed with Mercury paint($40 a can in marine shop), was told it didnt need a top coat, and Mercury don't sell clear coat in Australia, so bought some Yamaha clear coat