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| frosh coach |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 13:52:48
Has anyone used Peel Away Marine Safety Strip Paint to remove bottom paint.
I have a 30' searay that is chipping and the pain flakes off very easly. I figured I would try this stuff. |
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| realrez |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 18:06:43
have it blasted !! google the "farrow" system |
| RumDiet |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 16:49:28
I used the household version in my house and had fantastic results - granted, I was not working upside down on the bottom of anything - but it stripped years of paint off my woodwork, down to bare wood. I did use the WRONG version on the topsides of a small boat and had disastrous results, since it took the gelcoat off with the paint! So be careful with what version you use. And . . . I'm glad its not me doing the stripping!
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| MIke F |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 16:38:54
I guess I'm the odd person out but I used the non-marine version since it is cheaper and chemically identical. If you have time and don't rush it is pretty easy to use--just do a small section at a time. It took me about 2 weeks to complete the bottom of my 34 footer. If it gets cold just extend the time that the material is left on the hull.
No stripping job is a piece of cake but the product does work well. |
| Ghost |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 16:24:04
Years ago I needed to strip 20+ years of bottom paint down and got pretty scientific about it. I ended up removing 98% with chemical stripper and finished with sanding. At the time, doing the bulk of the work with a sander was a nightmare, and required tenting of the boat and a respirator.
I compared the various chemical strippers and the net of it was that Peel-Away was by far and away the most effective. BUT....you had to use it right. As mentioned, when nightime temps are dropping, plan for another day. That said, I did do my stripping in April and nightime temps were just above 50 often. What that meant for me was that I'd do my application in the afternoon, when I was quitting work for the day and let it sit a good 12 hours before coming back. I also took the time to develop a routine so that I could work clean with the stuff. I would apply it in a section, put the paper up, clean up, and then move on. It was pretty efficient. I had an even more strict routine for removing it. Laying plastic down for a section, scraping it off onto the awaiting plastic, bag, clean up, etc... It WAS possible to work very clean with the stuff, no in fact it was a MUST to work clean with the stuff, but clean I learned and it went very well. I could remove all of the bottom paint down to gel, minus a pigmented haze that would set back up after removing. It took very little sanding to remove that final layer and be into gel.
But that was ten years ago. TODAY the use of FEIN vacuum sanders can achieve a level of dust capture that the yards are not even required to tent boats. They work very quickly and that is the method that was used to strip my 48 last year. While I paid someone to do it THIS time, I could have rented a unit and done it myself in a day, albeit a full one. Given how well this method works now, it would be my choice. Media blastig is just too dependant upon the knowlege of the operator, and unless you really know the person doing it, its a big risk.
Last note, do realize that the clown next to you with his 6 inch orbital and shop vac is not even close to the efficiency of the Fein equipment. THAT guy will put dust all over your boat that will turn blue/green when the moisture hits it.
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| SCORPIO |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 15:33:43
I used it to strip 20 years worth of bottom paint off my last boat. If I ever have to do that job again, I'll pay to have it blasted. You will want to wear Tyvek coveralls, gloves, eye protection etc. as it is messy. What I found best was to put it on very thick and cover with the paper and let it soak for 48 hours, then use a large flat putty kinfe and scrape the goop and paper off. When I was done, there was very little remaining on the hull. I used a spray bottle with laquer thinner and a bunch of paper towels to wipe off the remaining residue.
All in all it took me about a week to do the entire job start to finish. Like I said, I'll have the next one soda blasted before I do that again. BTW, the stuff is expensive. I used two pails to do my boat, that and the other materials were probablly over half of the cost of a blast job. |
| chriscraft67 |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 14:54:37
I have to add one thing about Peel-Away. I found it a mess to work with. Applying the peel-off paper to the chemical can't be done neatly and you really don't want the chemical goop on your clothes. Think of lying on your back under the boat and apply the paper evenly, smoothing out the air bubbles and dodging the drips. To add insult to injury, it didn't take all of the bottom paint off. I still had to strip by hand.
Bill |
| In the know |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 14:26:13
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Originally posted by frosh coach
Thank you for the response.
We can't soda blast at out marina. Most of the paint has flaked so hopefully it will be easier.
There isn't much paint on the bottom.
That was my issue with blasting. I tested all the chemical removers, and the time waste is what killed me.
Removing bottom paint is a hard labor job, but it is not complex. If you don't mind dirty work, get a tyvek suit, a mechanics creeper, a 4" push scraper, some safety glasses, some plastic for ground cover, and got to town.
Oh, for safety sake I should mention a respirator as well.
Are you going to barrier coat? |
| frosh coach |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 14:17:59
Thank you for the response.
We can't soda blast at out marina. Most of the paint has flaked so hopefully it will be easier.
There isn't much paint on the bottom. |
| In the know |
Posted - Mar 21 2012 : 14:13:36
I have and if I were you I would not waste my time. In order for the chemicals to work, they are temperature dependent, and when the temp dips at night, the product stops working. The time wasted in, well, waiting doing nothing, you can get a heck of a lot of work done with a scraper and a good attitude.
Chemical strippers work best in the temperatures when you want to be using your boat.
If it is easy you want, open your checkbook and have it soda blasted.
I brought a 30 Pursuit down to bare glass last year with nothing but a scraper and a Random Orbital with 80 grit. (soda blasting was out of the question for me). |
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