i have a bravo drive, the lower has a nose cone on it and all of that so it looks trick just having that. i was pondering the thought of painting it silver just to make it stand out a little bit and make my boat look a little more unique then the rest of the boats with all black drives. few people said go for it and it will look sweet but another buddy told me that it will look like a wanna be imco or similar... people paint there engines merc blue all the time cause it looks nice but that doesnt make me think its a wanna be merc racing motor.... now if they had like a set of hp500 valve covers with stickers then i would think it was a wanna be...
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stupid question-should i paint my bravo lower silver?
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02-08-2010 11:20 PMSure just lower, but not the whole drive. I was never a big fan of drives painted anything but black.
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02-08-2010 11:37 PMyea thats all i want to do is the lower. good to hear from you glassdave. i am regalman4925 on oso, i changed my name on here because everyone thought i had a regal boat lol. without you i am not sure i would have gotten through the transom and stringers on my boat, thanks again!
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02-09-2010 12:01 AMgo for it! if done right it will look cool!
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02-09-2010 01:13 AMlol . . . heck thats what i thought. No prob man always there to lend advice (right or wrong
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yea i think the lowers done in a satin-ee silver looks good. Actially any drive with a large amount of detail look great. When i do a drive i like to replace all the nuts and washers with new stuff, new stickers to.Throttles- Cleveland Construction/Traffic Light Racing 377 Talon cat
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02-09-2010 12:47 PMSilver lower will look great. Go for it.
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02-09-2010 02:50 PMi always liked the old SSM drives in black, with original merc decals, with polished lowers...
I'd go for it on your bravo...satin finish though...
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02-09-2010 04:08 PM Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
ditto the satin finishPeople we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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02-09-2010 06:41 PMsilver lowers are sweet!!!
<----------------look over there!
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02-09-2010 07:00 PMDon't paint it, just remove the black paint and leave it natural satin aluminum....
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02-09-2010 07:16 PM Originally Posted by CRC
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02-09-2010 11:53 PMHe said he has a nose cone.
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02-10-2010 10:00 AMHard part for me was always KEEPING paint on the lower. Now I just go au natural
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02-10-2010 01:11 PMI cant find the pic, but i thought those Konrads w/ upper & lower silver looked good. I guess Imco does the same.
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02-10-2010 04:22 PMOK, with a nosecone you will need paint. On my Hydrostream I left the lower in gray primer after the nosecone install and it looked good.
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02-11-2010 01:41 AMHere is a picture with a compilation of options. Black upper, painted silver lower and polished skeg.
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02-11-2010 01:44 AMRun in Barnegat Bay we all have polished lowers Originally Posted by MahopacMarine
Running in the Hudson with you guys was great my boat has never seen 100 ft of water its used to five.
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02-13-2010 08:32 PMJust wondering what was used to polish the skeg? A while back there was a 33 scarab with the lowers polished I am trying to polish mine. thanks Originally Posted by MahopacMarine
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02-13-2010 08:36 PMSave yourself that 1+ mph and work,,,DON"T POLISH it !!!!! Originally Posted by 540/27fastech
It will not stay polished long anyways,,,,,,maybe 2 hours in the water , running time !!!
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02-14-2010 11:30 AMthanks for all the replies! i am going silver for sue, now i just need to figure out which silver to use. what type of paint does the factory use? i know the spray cans are acrylic lacquer, from my experiances i dont care for anything lacquer but maybe thats the best stuff to use?
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