Nice boat, Tom!
No, I'm not familiar witht he soda blasting process. I'm not sure if
anyone in my area does it, so I wouldn't know who to contact to find
info on it.

but according to this ACE advertisment, it's harmful to paint:
http://www.ace-sandblasting.com/soda...g-article.html

maybe it depends on the gun tip and pressure used.

hmmm,

http://www.sodablast.ca/app/soda.php

"...Substrates that can be baking soda blasted include but are not
limited to aluminum, stainless steel, brass, brick, concrete, cast
iron, copper, fiberglass, some plastics and more.

Typical applications include the following examples:

- effectively removes algae, carbon, dirt, fat, grease, oil, paint,
soot, char and more.
- automotive paint removal
- marine antifouling removal / antifouling surface preparation on
boats..."




On Jan 26, 7:24*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On 26 Jan 2007 16:48:43 -0800, "Tim" wrote:
On Jan 26, 5:330m, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Anybody here ever have their hulls soda blasted?

I want to remove the bottom paint on my Ranger and it seems chemical
stripping is going to be really expensive - like $3,000...

According to somebody I just talked to, I can have the Ranger done for
less than a 1/4 of that price if it's soda blasted and you don't have
to worry about the gel coat getting screwed up.

Any thoughts?

what model is your Ranger, Tom?2000 200 C Sportfisherman. *Third hull off the line and the only one
with a factory installed T-Top.

These were taken pre-E-TEC and pre-color sonar/radar/gps.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Ranger.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/PB230093.JPG

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