Paint - 'remover or sander'?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 6:29 pm
I joined the forum about 3 years ago having acquired 'The Bat Boat' (not the original ) and am hoping to find some time to start refurbishing and getting back on the water.
She's currently flipped upside down so that I tackle the underside and i'm picking up various bits and pieces about how best to remove the existing paint without damaging the gelcoat and also how best to preserve the areas where the fibres are showing and no gel coat exists.
I'll try to put a pic or two up later but in the meantime i'm looking at a thick black paint (antifoul?) a yellowy white undercoat, some yellow, some dark blue and finally a pale blue gel finish.
Suggestiosn to remove are steam using a wallpaper stripper, sander being careful not to damage the gelcoat and paint remover that's suitable for fibreglass but which may not sort the anti foul?
Help!?
She's currently flipped upside down so that I tackle the underside and i'm picking up various bits and pieces about how best to remove the existing paint without damaging the gelcoat and also how best to preserve the areas where the fibres are showing and no gel coat exists.
I'll try to put a pic or two up later but in the meantime i'm looking at a thick black paint (antifoul?) a yellowy white undercoat, some yellow, some dark blue and finally a pale blue gel finish.
Suggestiosn to remove are steam using a wallpaper stripper, sander being careful not to damage the gelcoat and paint remover that's suitable for fibreglass but which may not sort the anti foul?
Help!?