I used the peel away product on my bottom over the past few weeks. It worked like a charm. You can purchase peel away marine grade for $69 a gallon or go to Home Depot and purchase the 5 gallon bucket that is NOT marine for $99. I contacted the company Dumond in NY and a gentlemen there told me it was the same product, just marketed to marine industry. (for those that are thinking of using the product, you CAN use wax paper instead of the peel away paper, it is just a little harder to scrape off. My question: Peel away took off about 15 years of pain and brought me to a hardened blue shiny layer. This layer seems uniformed throughout the hull. I can not tell if this is the gel coat or a barrier coat or another layer of paint. Is this the gelcoat? If not, should I put a barrier coat on? Interlux 2000? Thanks everyone. John
Gelcoat/old paint and peel away
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It isn't the gelcoat
My problem with Peel Away is that it just doesn't get off all the paint. I finally had my yard take off the last layer, which then compromised the gelcoat. I applied three coats of barrier and two of bottom paint (abalative). It's like a new boat, smooth outside and dry as can be inside.
My problem with Peel Away is that it just doesn't get off all the paint. I finally had my yard take off the last layer, which then compromised the gelcoat. I applied three coats of barrier and two of bottom paint (abalative). It's like a new boat, smooth outside and dry as can be inside.
Keep on sanding
I had the same experiance with Peel Way 7. It worked great on the painted boot stripe.,not so good on the bottom paint. I found if I used a carbide paint scrapper I could get it thru 2 or 3 layers to a point where it would clean up with 80 grit and an orbital sander pretty easily. I ran into a black layer of paint too, this almost stops the sander dead. (Im not sure its paint, or I'm creating some kind of glaze on the old stuff) I'm following the same path as Bill took, barrior coat then abalative. I swear I'll never strip another bottom again, a miserable job. (
I had the same experiance with Peel Way 7. It worked great on the painted boot stripe.,not so good on the bottom paint. I found if I used a carbide paint scrapper I could get it thru 2 or 3 layers to a point where it would clean up with 80 grit and an orbital sander pretty easily. I ran into a black layer of paint too, this almost stops the sander dead. (Im not sure its paint, or I'm creating some kind of glaze on the old stuff) I'm following the same path as Bill took, barrior coat then abalative. I swear I'll never strip another bottom again, a miserable job. (
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