Gotta do my bottom... Has anybody used Peel Away?

[Kevin]

I've just lost the race. I'm depressed. I guess I have to break down and paint the bottom, again. What is it with slime anyway? Why me?Whew! Don't I feel better. Hey, has anybody used any of the Peel Away type products? Do they really work, or is it a $200 waste of time? Please tell me.Thankx,Kevin

 

[Guest]

I was not impressed with it

I found it just as easy to sand the old bottom off.

 

[Bob Kovich]

Peel Away

I used Peel Away this weekend to take off about four coats of old paint off the rudder. The stuff is hard to put on with a brush and I ended up using a putty knife to trowel it on like drywall compound. I put about an 1/8" thick layer and then covered it with the paper they give you. (they don't give you much paper). I let the stuff work while I waxed the hull about 3 hours. I finally peeled the paper away and nothing stuck to the paper. I took the putty knife and with no pressure the paint just fell off into the bucket I held underneath. In my marina we have a no sand policy to limit the airborne dust so it was the only way to go but I was really pleased with the results I got.

 

[Richard]

peel away

If you go the "peel away" route buy it at Home Depot, it's about half the cost of the Marine version and it's the exact same thing....Good luck!