Thread: Alloy boats and dissimilar metals

We used a Teflon Gel (barrier) that was applied with a paint brush that basically eliminated any galvanic issues.
Might pay to see if something is available at a marine shop!?
SS and aluminium are reasonably compatible.
It's the alloying ingredients (alloy's) in the aluminium/SS that exacerbates issues.

Originally Posted by Fireflite

We used a Teflon Gel (barrier) that was applied with a paint brush that basically eliminated any galvanic issues.
Might pay to see if something is available at a marine shop!?
SS and aluminium are reasonably compatible.
It's the alloying ingredients (alloy's) in the aluminium/SS that exacerbates issues.

@Fireflite. I think we used a similar product when I was marine in the US. It was a product called Tef-gel. It is absolutely awesome. Lots of S/S fittings into aluminium were coated in this This stuff

Originally Posted by kiwijames

@Fireflite. I think we used a similar product when I was marine in the US. It was a product called Tef-gel. It is absolutely awesome. Lots of S/S fittings into aluminium were coated in this This stuff

Thanks for that I see jaycar are local stockists