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From: Alec McLocklin (amclockl) ("Alec)
Date: Sun Apr 02 2006 - 09:42:05 EDT
Peter,
I stripped 15 years of bottom paint off of a 36 footer with a 2" flat spackle
knife. I tried the expensive pull blade tool from Home Depot, but could not
get the correct bite. Whereas a very sharp 2" flat blade allows you to push
under the old layers and scrape it clean down to the white hull.
Tips I learned:
- sharpen the spackle blade with a grinding tool to get it razor sharp! You
can then sharpen often at the job site with either a knife sharpener block, or
what I found best was to sharpen the tool on the sides of the concrete blocks
that hold up the boat.
- try to lengthen the handle of the spackle blade. I pulled out the blade and
inserted it into a longer handle. This gives you much more leverage and allows
you to push in areas with both hands.
- pick a square area that is a yard square and start with that...don't even
think that this will be a weekend job.
Alec Mclocklin
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From:
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trawlerphil
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 6:58 PM
To:
Subject: Re: T&T: Stripping bottom paint
Peter, I did 20 years worth of old bottom paint on my old Chesapeake 32
sailboat and found a few sharp 1/2" chisels peeled it off like magic right
down to the gell coat. It took a while, but it looked great when I was done.
I know it doesn't sound like it would work, but it does. Try the chisel
first, if it's too onerous for you, you can always do the chemicals...
Regards....
Phil Rosch
Old Harbor Consulting
M/V "Curmudgeon" MT44 TC
Currently lying Bond Creek, NC
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