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Mechanical & Automation Engineering / Paint Bubbles On Snowblower
« Last post by bostonman on Today at 01:16:30 pm »Since this is a mechanical question, I figured this would be the best place to post my question.
I have an Ariens snowblower that's maybe eight-years-old and I always maintain it along with cleaning the body before storing it for the summer. This year I noticed the paint is bubbling in many areas.
My parents also have an Ariens that's well over twenty-years-old, and, with the exception of paint chips, the paint is immaculate.
They don't live far from me, so we get equal salt poured from the plow trucks, and we both store them the say way in all seasons.
The bubbles can be seen in the attached picture. Most places that are bubbling have a black color that doesn't come off easy.
My question: since both snowblowers are the same company (different vintages though), they see the same type of snow/salt, etc... Does anyone know what is happening with the paint on mine?
My assumption is that it's a factory issue and the paint didn't adhere to the metal, but I'm not a paint person.
I have an Ariens snowblower that's maybe eight-years-old and I always maintain it along with cleaning the body before storing it for the summer. This year I noticed the paint is bubbling in many areas.
My parents also have an Ariens that's well over twenty-years-old, and, with the exception of paint chips, the paint is immaculate.
They don't live far from me, so we get equal salt poured from the plow trucks, and we both store them the say way in all seasons.
The bubbles can be seen in the attached picture. Most places that are bubbling have a black color that doesn't come off easy.
My question: since both snowblowers are the same company (different vintages though), they see the same type of snow/salt, etc... Does anyone know what is happening with the paint on mine?
My assumption is that it's a factory issue and the paint didn't adhere to the metal, but I'm not a paint person.