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removing barnacles and husks
does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a
fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? |
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removing barnacles and husks
does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a
fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? The only way I'm aware of is sanding. The marina's I've used in the past have used a DA (dual action) pneumatic sander after scraping and/or pressure cleaning. Sanding is usually only done if you need a very smooth bottom. Not for a normal bottom paint job. Barry Barry |
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Light sandblasting or heavy (3500 psi) pressure cleaning. But you may
have to sand. If must sand, please educate yourself on environmental and safety requirements prior to sanding. The dust is unhealthy for just about anything that lives. Regards, Capt. Frank www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks F330 GT wrote: does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? The only way I'm aware of is sanding. The marina's I've used in the past have used a DA (dual action) pneumatic sander after scraping and/or pressure cleaning. Sanding is usually only done if you need a very smooth bottom. Not for a normal bottom paint job. Barry Barry |
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Would not acid remove them? Muriatic acid eats up most shells.
Bill "Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message ink.net... Light sandblasting or heavy (3500 psi) pressure cleaning. But you may have to sand. If must sand, please educate yourself on environmental and safety requirements prior to sanding. The dust is unhealthy for just about anything that lives. Regards, Capt. Frank www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks F330 GT wrote: does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? The only way I'm aware of is sanding. The marina's I've used in the past have used a DA (dual action) pneumatic sander after scraping and/or pressure cleaning. Sanding is usually only done if you need a very smooth bottom. Not for a normal bottom paint job. Barry Barry |
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It sure will! Muratic acid will also eat up almost anything else too.
Further, I am not sure what kind of reaction you would get when introduced to copper bearing paints. It could prove quite dangerous, or at the very least, incendiary. Capt. Frank Calif Bill wrote: Would not acid remove them? Muriatic acid eats up most shells. Bill "Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message ink.net... Light sandblasting or heavy (3500 psi) pressure cleaning. But you may have to sand. If must sand, please educate yourself on environmental and safety requirements prior to sanding. The dust is unhealthy for just about anything that lives. Regards, Capt. Frank www.home.earthlink.net/~aartworks F330 GT wrote: does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? The only way I'm aware of is sanding. The marina's I've used in the past have used a DA (dual action) pneumatic sander after scraping and/or pressure cleaning. Sanding is usually only done if you need a very smooth bottom. Not for a normal bottom paint job. Barry Barry |
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Capt. Frank Hopkins wrote:
It sure will! Muratic acid will also eat up almost anything else too. Further, I am not sure what kind of reaction you would get when introduced to copper bearing paints. It could prove quite dangerous, or at the very least, incendiary. Unless there is something else reactive in the paint, nothing at all will occur as a result of HCL contacting copper. HCL is a solvent for Cu oxides however. Rick |
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"Rick" wrote in message hlink.net... Capt. Frank Hopkins wrote: It sure will! Muratic acid will also eat up almost anything else too. Further, I am not sure what kind of reaction you would get when introduced to copper bearing paints. It could prove quite dangerous, or at the very least, incendiary. Unless there is something else reactive in the paint, nothing at all will occur as a result of HCL contacting copper. HCL is a solvent for Cu oxides however. Rick It will eat the copper. If high enough concentration. Years ago, looked at neighbors pool and it is 2' high of brown foam. Really nasty looking. The mom had told the kids to pour in 2 gallons of Clorine, they dumped 2 gallons of acid. worked on both the plaster and the copper pipes. Bill |
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removing barnacles and husks
Muratic acid (hydrochloric acid) will remove the husks and is commonly used
for the purpose. For the DIYer a garden sprayer works well for application; be careful to adjust for a spray, not a mist which would drift in wind. Using on a calm day is simply common sense of course, as is not applying it to your metal gear (plastic masking works to prevent that). Wear rubber gloves, throw-away clothes and definitely goggles since no matter how carefull you are there will always be a little bit that gets on you, and as with anything accidents can happen. However it's not going to be a major problem if some gets on your skin, keep a water hose running to wash it off. This is not the same as something like sulphuric acid. Wearing a mask would be a good idea, since the fumes are noxious; but I don't and am just carefull to stay out of range of any fumes. Neither "super dangerous" as knee-jerk alarmists would have you believe nor an environmental problem in the quantities we're talking about (yes if a tanker truck spilled, but very limited in scope). Widely used for many purposes such as etching concrete to prepare for painting or other surface treatments, for adjusting ph balance of swimming pool water, etc. It's the active ingredient, in dilute form, in many household chemicals for drain cleaning, lime removal, etc. Sold at the hardware store in gallon jugs. Cheap. If you dump a gallon on the ground the worst that would happen is that it would kill the vegetation in a limited area and raise the ph value of the soil a little bit for a short while. Other forms of acid work better for adjusting soil ph value longer term and are commonly used to do so. Chuck H "Leroytjr3" wrote in message ... does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? |
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... chuck h wrote: Muratic acid (hydrochloric acid) will remove the husks and is commonly used for the purpose. For the DIYer a garden sprayer works well for application; be careful to adjust for a spray, not a mist which would drift in wind. Using on a calm day is simply common sense of course, as is not applying it to your metal gear (plastic masking works to prevent that). Wear rubber gloves, throw-away clothes and definitely goggles since no matter how carefull you are there will always be a little bit that gets on you, and as with anything accidents can happen. However it's not going to be a major problem if some gets on your skin, keep a water hose running to wash it off. This is not the same as something like sulphuric acid. Wearing a mask would be a good idea, since the fumes are noxious; but I don't and am just carefull to stay out of range of any fumes. Neither "super dangerous" as knee-jerk alarmists would have you believe nor an environmental problem in the quantities we're talking about (yes if a tanker truck spilled, but very limited in scope). Widely used for many purposes such as etching concrete to prepare for painting or other surface treatments, for adjusting ph balance of swimming pool water, etc. It's the active ingredient, in dilute form, in many household chemicals for drain cleaning, lime removal, etc. Sold at the hardware store in gallon jugs. Cheap. If you dump a gallon on the ground the worst that would happen is that it would kill the vegetation in a limited area and raise the ph value of the soil a little bit for a short while. Other forms of acid work better for adjusting soil ph value longer term and are commonly used to do so. Chuck H "Leroytjr3" wrote in message ... does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove barnacles and husks from a fiberglass hull. have already scrapped barnacles but husks remain. any suggestions on the best way to remove? While it is a good cleaner, I disagree with your downplaying of the dangers of muriatic acid. It is the reactive power of the acid that makes it a useful, if dangerous, tool Current practice in the masonry trades advises against the casual use of muriatic acid because of the possibility of damage to the eyes, skin, and to the masonry itself. That's right...the stuff will eat mortar. If you do use muriatic acid, do not mix anything else with it. It sometimes reacts violently to additives. -- Email sent to is never read. I agree with all your statements Harry. My intent was not to downplay dangers, but to point out that muratic acid is a common (perhaps most common) and effective way to remove barnicle husks and is safe when taking reasonable and relatively simple safety precautions. It's not necessarily something that "only a professional" can safely do, assuming an intelligent user. As Harry points out, never mix chemicals, even household chemicals, unless you know exactly what is going to happen and that it's safe. All acids are not equal (as other types of chemicals are not). For example sulphuric acid (ie: battery acid) and nitric acid are extremely corrosive and dangerous, severe burns if it gets on your skin, especially in the case of nitric acid. Don't mess with them except under very controlled conditions. Muratic (hydrochloric) acid is classified a "strong" acid, although not as corrosive as those. Be careful. At the other end of the scale orange juice (citric acid component) vinegar (acetic acid) or coca-cola (carbonic acid component) could probably be used to remove barnicle husks give enough time and money :-). As far as "the stuff will eat mortar" that's exactly the effect you want to remove barnicle husks. Chuck H. |
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Calif Bill wrote:
It will eat the copper. If high enough concentration. The chemistry of the reaction between Cu and HCl are well documented and easily researched on the web. There is no reaction. As one who regularly uses highly concentrated HCl to remove seawater deposits and biological growth including barnacle cement and "husks" from shipboard machinery I can assure you it will not "eat" copper or most copper alloys normally used in marine applications. HCL will react with oxides of Cu and nearly all of the components and structure of a home swimming pool as illustrated by your friends experience. Rick |
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