Has anyone used "Peelaway Strips"? It is a chemical paint remover. If not how has everyone handled their seasonal painting of their hulls?
Peelaway Strip Paint remover
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For me it worked great. But, you probably only need to do this once each five years or so, and/or if you are having problems with your paint. Buy it at Home Depot, save big bucks. Check the archives.
For me it worked great. But, you probably only need to do this once each five years or so, and/or if you are having problems with your paint. Buy it at Home Depot, save big bucks. Check the archives.
only do it once...
Hi Jay, Seems like you might have just gotten a new boat, from some of the posts- if so, congrats! If your bottom has a ton of paint on it from Previous Owner(s), stripping it now, while you are motivated is a great idea. Lots of options, the most effective I've found is coarse sandpaper on a 7" sander with a good vacuum set-up (shop-vac with filter cover for ease of use). Once you get it done- Don't make the same mistake. Paint when the ablative starts to disappear in a couple of places, not just because it's spring. Oh, and Hey Jim... silly him for posting a question. I would guess all questions have been asked here-- so shut the board down and make it a database... if you don't have the time or energy to help a guy out, go read scuttlebutt or something. B
Hi Jay, Seems like you might have just gotten a new boat, from some of the posts- if so, congrats! If your bottom has a ton of paint on it from Previous Owner(s), stripping it now, while you are motivated is a great idea. Lots of options, the most effective I've found is coarse sandpaper on a 7" sander with a good vacuum set-up (shop-vac with filter cover for ease of use). Once you get it done- Don't make the same mistake. Paint when the ablative starts to disappear in a couple of places, not just because it's spring. Oh, and Hey Jim... silly him for posting a question. I would guess all questions have been asked here-- so shut the board down and make it a database... if you don't have the time or energy to help a guy out, go read scuttlebutt or something. B
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You'll probably need to wait until May/June until it's warm enough to use. This stuff will not work well with temps below around 60 no matter what the package says. It's a messy job! I did my last boat using the "scraper method" I bought very high quality scrapers and a diamond stone. The results were amazing and fairly fast. Just be sure to "round" the corners of the scraper if you try this. I got to the point where if my scraper was sharp enough I could do about four sq. feet of surface area in about fifteen minutes. I put in about two hours a day until it was done. The nice thing about a scraper is minimal dust. I only had a few gouges to fill that took about a half hour with 3M Blister filler.
You'll probably need to wait until May/June until it's warm enough to use. This stuff will not work well with temps below around 60 no matter what the package says. It's a messy job! I did my last boat using the "scraper method" I bought very high quality scrapers and a diamond stone. The results were amazing and fairly fast. Just be sure to "round" the corners of the scraper if you try this. I got to the point where if my scraper was sharp enough I could do about four sq. feet of surface area in about fifteen minutes. I put in about two hours a day until it was done. The nice thing about a scraper is minimal dust. I only had a few gouges to fill that took about a half hour with 3M Blister filler.
Jaydog
Maine sail is correct about the temp. Lots of people have trouble with the peelaway because they try to use it when it is too cold. And when MS says 60 degrees he means the temperature of the hull itself. So you really need a 70 degree day to be able to use this stuff properly. I also did the scrape, fill and sand method myself a few year back on my Pearson 28. Don't let MS fool you;-) it is hard work. I also had a high quality scraper but it is very time consuming and your body will not be happy with you after a few days of this. Depending on which part of the boat you are working on it is either over your head while crouching/kneeling or just at the right height that you have to semi squat. I have to say I was in better shape for skiing that season! It is a very satisfying job though. I swore I would never do it again and that spring I bought an 1955 Rhodes 18 and did it again. At least with that I was able to turtle the hull in my garage. See the links below: http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album08 http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album05 If you are removing bottom paint I would suggest blasting with walnut shell media. I did this on my 35 ft. Ericson and it took 4 hours to remove all the AF paint down to the gelcoat. I paid $250 for 300lbs of walnut shells and $125 for a day rental sandblaster pot and compressor. Add another $50 for plastic sheathing. So for less than $500 and 1 day's work I removed all my paint. Doesn't matter how cold it is. Tim R.
Maine sail is correct about the temp. Lots of people have trouble with the peelaway because they try to use it when it is too cold. And when MS says 60 degrees he means the temperature of the hull itself. So you really need a 70 degree day to be able to use this stuff properly. I also did the scrape, fill and sand method myself a few year back on my Pearson 28. Don't let MS fool you;-) it is hard work. I also had a high quality scraper but it is very time consuming and your body will not be happy with you after a few days of this. Depending on which part of the boat you are working on it is either over your head while crouching/kneeling or just at the right height that you have to semi squat. I have to say I was in better shape for skiing that season! It is a very satisfying job though. I swore I would never do it again and that spring I bought an 1955 Rhodes 18 and did it again. At least with that I was able to turtle the hull in my garage. See the links below: http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album08 http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album05 If you are removing bottom paint I would suggest blasting with walnut shell media. I did this on my 35 ft. Ericson and it took 4 hours to remove all the AF paint down to the gelcoat. I paid $250 for 300lbs of walnut shells and $125 for a day rental sandblaster pot and compressor. Add another $50 for plastic sheathing. So for less than $500 and 1 day's work I removed all my paint. Doesn't matter how cold it is. Tim R.
Tim R....
Where did you rent the sand blaster? That's a great idea! Of course I won't be doing it for a while... With this boat being new new I started with an ablative, but first the prep, three rounds of de-waxing and an 80 grit sand folowed by another de-wax. The ablative has held up very, very well and there is no build up or flaking. I've done some research on buffing Imron and it looks like it can be done as it's not quite as hard as Awl-Grip. Can't wait to see the results! Are you painting the mast with a two part??
Where did you rent the sand blaster? That's a great idea! Of course I won't be doing it for a while... With this boat being new new I started with an ablative, but first the prep, three rounds of de-waxing and an 80 grit sand folowed by another de-wax. The ablative has held up very, very well and there is no build up or flaking. I've done some research on buffing Imron and it looks like it can be done as it's not quite as hard as Awl-Grip. Can't wait to see the results! Are you painting the mast with a two part??
There are other
... chemical strippers that seem to outperform "Peel Away" as discussed in "Practical Sailor." See my previous post on this subject. ( "Practical Sailor" article on "Bottom Paint Strippers" is on pages 33-37 of the November 2006 edition, vol 32, No. 11. They can be contacted at 800-424-7887 or email <customer_service@belvoir.com>).
... chemical strippers that seem to outperform "Peel Away" as discussed in "Practical Sailor." See my previous post on this subject. ( "Practical Sailor" article on "Bottom Paint Strippers" is on pages 33-37 of the November 2006 edition, vol 32, No. 11. They can be contacted at 800-424-7887 or email <customer_service@belvoir.com>).
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