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Default Getting paint off aluminum hull

On Mar 27, 10:16*pm, "SteveB" wrote:
Someone painted the console of my Lund. *Then didn't mask it off, and some
of the spray got on the inside side of the boat. *In several places. *Ronnie
Milsap coulda did a better job.

I'm going to pull the console and the bench and everything else that will
come out for recarpeting. *While it's out, I'll paint it right. *But I need
to take off the paint from the aluminum. *Suggestions? *A vibrating sander?
Acetone? *Paint remover? *Scouring pads? *What will look decent without
buffing it up? *And if I do buff it up, how would I age it quickly to dull
it down before I put the parts back in there?

Help appreciated.

Steve


There's a BUNCH of discussion about that he

http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7277