After a lot of elbow grease, I managed to scape most of my bottom paint off. THe Interlux stripper was ABSOLUTELY useless -- a waste of nearly $80. Now what do I do? I want to put on a good protective coat of paint & then a coat of ablative. Any suggestions?
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Bottom Prep.
I used a hand scraper, then dry sanded with 60 grit; scrubbed with warm soapy water and rinsed with a hose. Then we rolled on at least three coats of Interlux 2000 as a barier coat and scratch sanded the final coat for better adhesion of the bottom paint.
I used a hand scraper, then dry sanded with 60 grit; scrubbed with warm soapy water and rinsed with a hose. Then we rolled on at least three coats of Interlux 2000 as a barier coat and scratch sanded the final coat for better adhesion of the bottom paint.
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I just did my Oday 22 (when not fertilizing, cleaning out flower beds, etc etc) and found that a wallpaper scraper worked the best in my case. Prior to that I experimented using a house scraper and putty knife which were somewhat effective but way too much elbow grease involved. With the wallpaper scraper the paint chipped right off in long strokes. I then followed up by orbital sanding with 80 grit. If using a wallpaper scraper I'd recommend firm but easy pressure, otherwise aggresive scraping could gouge the gelcoat. After wiping down with alcohol or acetone I'll be applying Interlux Bottomkote ACT ablative. I'm not doing the Interlux Interprotect as mentioned earlier since my 22 is mainly trailered. Otherwise I think it makes good sense in order to avoid osmotic blistering.
I just did my Oday 22 (when not fertilizing, cleaning out flower beds, etc etc) and found that a wallpaper scraper worked the best in my case. Prior to that I experimented using a house scraper and putty knife which were somewhat effective but way too much elbow grease involved. With the wallpaper scraper the paint chipped right off in long strokes. I then followed up by orbital sanding with 80 grit. If using a wallpaper scraper I'd recommend firm but easy pressure, otherwise aggresive scraping could gouge the gelcoat. After wiping down with alcohol or acetone I'll be applying Interlux Bottomkote ACT ablative. I'm not doing the Interlux Interprotect as mentioned earlier since my 22 is mainly trailered. Otherwise I think it makes good sense in order to avoid osmotic blistering.
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