LouC wrote:
This is what a drive was properly painted will look like after 6 months in salt water. Ever kept an I/O in the salt? Its not like keeping a boat with inboards or outboards in salt. Because, the anti fouling paints for aluminum do NOT work well since they outlawed Tributyl tin. However, the Coast Guard and some commercial ships can still use it.
Now you all know what I'm talking about when people ask about slipping I/O boats in salt water. Its like owning a car in NYC. Its gonna get trashed lol. But its the ORIGINAL drive with ORIGINAL gears. Shifts like new. Better than a number of Alphas that friends have had. Replaced a few seals and a bearing carrier inside. That's all 27 years old. Thank you OMC.....
These antifouling paint manufacturers love it; their product MIGHT be slightly better than the rest is some areas, but they know thay are still very poor but some punters will go with them. I even wonder if a very cheap domestic paint that wears away very quickly might be better !
Incidentally, our western armed forces are still allowed to use the very effective tin based antifoul paints. I'm sure the rest of the world still use it as well !
Indidentally, the active ingredient ( tributyl tin oxide) is still easily available to anyone as a precursor for home lab chemical synthesis. Expensive though