bottom paint

[Curapa]

Oh, O.K. You said aerospace and I thought you might be around Savannah at Gulfstream.

[Disturbed]

Sikorsky Aircraft. We build Blackhawk helicopters amongst many other things at my site.

[tartuffe]

That aviation paint stripper is really amazing. Put on one coat, pressure washed, put on another coat, pressure washed....bottom paint gone. Started at 5:42, done at 7:19

[jasoncooperpcola]

Glad it worked! I might get another gallon of aviation stripper and rent a pressure washer this weekend.

[Disturbed]

I wish I was having that luck. I put on the stripper, let it sit 10 minutes, and pressure washed it, repeated, and barely made a dent. I'm not sure if I just have more layers or I need to let it sit longer.

I'm gonna try again tomorrow morning and then its gonna be time to look like a smurf with my palm sander.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Originally Posted by Disturbed

I wish I was having that luck. I put on the stripper, let it sit 10 minutes, and pressure washed it, repeated, and barely made a dent. I'm not sure if I just have more layers or I need to let it sit longer.

I'm gonna try again tomorrow morning and then its gonna be time to look like a smurf with my palm sander.

I have been using a heavy duty Porter Cable sander with 80 grit paper and its still a b**ch. I tried 50 and it cut thru it fast but gouges the gelcoat. Maybe a palm sander with 50 aint so rough. Also are you only brushing the stripper in one direction? If you brush it like paint it evaporates fast.

[Destroyer]

Two words.....soda blast

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...q=soda+blaster

Tent the boat with visqueen, wear a mask for the dust,.. done in less than a day with no damage to your hull. It WILL make a dusty mess, but it's a clean mess that you can just vacuum up with a shop vac.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Disturbed

I wish I was having that luck. I put on the stripper, let it sit 10 minutes, and pressure washed it, repeated, and barely made a dent. I'm not sure if I just have more layers or I need to let it sit longer.

I'm gonna try again tomorrow morning and then its gonna be time to look like a smurf with my palm sander.

I THINK...you may have had the same trouble as me...EPOXY paint...regular bottom paint apparently comes off w/stripper...but mine, and sounds like yours just LAUGHED at stripper...I think it's epoxy paint on there...sanded all mine off w/60 grit disc on a drill motor...then two coats of regular West Bottom Shield...