Stripping bottom paint

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by jsgeorge4x4

i spent an entire winter under mine when i was 16 with a 1" spackle knife. 17 layers of paint came off. i recoated with interprotect 2000e (6coats) and 3 coats micron csc. i just painted the bottom for the 3rd time in 8 years with the csc and had almost no paint buildup left before painting. 3 coats = 3 years of not painting. why not just sand the gelcoat smooth if you keep it on the trailer?

I gotta agree. Trailer queens really don't need to be painted. In fact, the only reason to paint a trailered boat is for looks. Personally I like the clean look of an unpainted boat.....but that's just me.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Main reason for repainting is looks. I am about to start a conversion/rebuild and convert it to a center console. Its gonna be a whole new animal when done, and i plan to paint everything inside and out. I am not sure how clean the bottom will be after sanding. But i have been thinking and i may be able to make my paint scheme work with a white bottom.

I do agree a white bottom looks better but i guess after staring at puke green and blue on the bottom for six years i am afraid of what it will look like white.

My paint scheme might now be white bottom with white sides and a blue boot stripe that splits off diagonally and runs around the bow. Only problem is this bow is so funky shaped, i will be painting almost two foot to get it to match the six inch rest of the six inch boot stripe. Here is a quick ms paint i did to try to describe it.

[aussie]

http://www.hempel.com/en/marine


i use this brand of paint on all my boats a 2pac

[jasoncooperpcola]

Holy crap I didn't know I started this in April.

I got my pressure washer running yesterday, and started on the bottom paint again. It is alot easier with the pressure washer. But on the keel area, this paint is like steel. The transom is done, and I have about 8' left from stern towards the bow. Been working on the port side. I hope to have it done today. So far I have used about a gallon and a quart of the Aircraft stripper. The pressure washer works wonders on the strakes, areas that with a sander, you would sand through the gelcoat in nothing.

Waiting on it to dry off again, then i will be back on it.