02/27/2026
Just finished this used T-top frame for a customer. Many issues from the manufacturer. Frame was all cracked due to undersized tubing. We worked with Bennett Marine fab, a 35 yr neighbor to our shop to remove the frame and cut out the small tubing and replace it with larger oversized tube. He also replaced all the frame mounts with much larger units and fully weld around them. We completely blasted off the badly applied powder coating! It was flaking and lifting off random areas. In our blast room, we noticed that the area's flaking showed shiny aluminium underneath? no blasted finish, no DA sand surface, and definitely no acid treatment.
Now we applied all those to the repaired frame. We also removed all the hard edges that no coating likes! we applied a powder primer, followed by two finish coats. We always sand flaws and look for any issues between all coats. Fixed the correct Way! Not cheap, but done right!!
