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Paint stripper
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 3:33 pm
by Struts and Rudders
Hello all,
Were stripping paint around the boat and wanted to point out that aircraft paint stripper is by FAR the best product we have found to strip paint.
The brand we are using works great. It is thick enough to use on vertical surfaces and makes the paint fall off...really!
Cleans up with water will not burn or ignite due to vapors.
Just sharing....
SRD
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:44 pm
by prowlersfish
What brand are you using ?
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:06 am
by Struts and Rudders
I am using Klean Strip brand
They have a full line of products.
I get mine at the local O Reilly's.
Really good stuff and less expensive than more well know brands.
SRD
F36
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:07 am
by foofer b
I used that on my dinghy's bottom paint and it softened up even the hardest thirty year old paint.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:11 pm
by Struts and Rudders
Hello all,
One thing I will say is that this stuff is not easy on gelcoat.
Please be cautious and keep a nice wet rag around to wipe off any excess stripper that gets in contact with your gelcoat.
SRD
F36
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:00 pm
by koviak
Did you use this on bottom paint ? Don't want to pay for sodablasting if this works.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:15 pm
by Struts and Rudders
Lake Norman. Soda blasting will do it for $35 per foot and do an awesome job.
Look him up on the web...it is worth the call for a quote.
Ron Bergman is his name.
The paint stripper is not cheap..$12 or so a quart.
SRD
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:32 pm
by foofer b
Soda blasting is the way to go. Took three coats of paint stripper and much putty knifing to get to the "sand away the rest of the paint stained gelcoat" stage.