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Replacing bottom paint
(Mike) wrote in message . com...
I have a 18ft Sea Ray bow rider that I kept in the water for a year in West Palm. We now keep it trailered and I would like to remove the anit-fouling paint I had put on it (to regain the speed I lost). Can anyone recomend how to do this and what paint I should put on (I don't need anti-fouling, just the standard hard paint)? I assume I'll have to sand the old bottom paint first. Thanks in advance, Mike I'm not sure where you beleave you lost speed due to bottom paint, unless you have many layers. I have yet to see a boat loose speed, measurable speed (the best I've seen was a knot or two due to very thick paint built up over many years), due to bottom paint, unless they have many layers. Maybe a very high speed boat, but not the kind of boat your talking about. Once the bottom paint is on it's hard to get off. Your best bet would probably be to have the bottom "sand" blasted (they don't really use sand on fiberglass boats) and then paint the bottom with a paint that comes close to the gell coat color, maybe one of the teflon bottom paints. Or you could have it re-sprayed with gel coat, but it's going to cost quite a bit. |
Replacing bottom paint
(Mike) wrote in message . com...
I have a 18ft Sea Ray bow rider that I kept in the water for a year in West Palm. We now keep it trailered and I would like to remove the anit-fouling paint I had put on it (to regain the speed I lost). Can anyone recomend how to do this and what paint I should put on (I don't need anti-fouling, just the standard hard paint)? I assume I'll have to sand the old bottom paint first. Thanks in advance, Mike I'm not sure where you beleave you lost speed due to bottom paint, unless you have many layers. I have yet to see a boat loose speed, measurable speed (the best I've seen was a knot or two due to very thick paint built up over many years), due to bottom paint, unless they have many layers. Maybe a very high speed boat, but not the kind of boat your talking about. Once the bottom paint is on it's hard to get off. Your best bet would probably be to have the bottom "sand" blasted (they don't really use sand on fiberglass boats) and then paint the bottom with a paint that comes close to the gell coat color, maybe one of the teflon bottom paints. Or you could have it re-sprayed with gel coat, but it's going to cost quite a bit. |
Replacing bottom paint
On an oposite note:
Can anyone recommend a good bottom cleaner. . ? I kept my 18 ft. sea ray in the Ct River (fresh) for the last season, and got the first layer off with a pressure washer, and the second off with a scrub brush and OxyClean (man, that oxyclean actually worked pretty good) Now I'm left with just a little bit of residue.. Someone at a local marina recommended something called "slimey-grimey" but it was like 30 something bucks for a little bottle... -j "Mike" wrote in message om... I have a 18ft Sea Ray bow rider that I kept in the water for a year in West Palm. We now keep it trailered and I would like to remove the anit-fouling paint I had put on it (to regain the speed I lost). Can anyone recomend how to do this and what paint I should put on (I don't need anti-fouling, just the standard hard paint)? I assume I'll have to sand the old bottom paint first. Thanks in advance, Mike |
Replacing bottom paint
On an oposite note:
Can anyone recommend a good bottom cleaner. . ? I kept my 18 ft. sea ray in the Ct River (fresh) for the last season, and got the first layer off with a pressure washer, and the second off with a scrub brush and OxyClean (man, that oxyclean actually worked pretty good) Now I'm left with just a little bit of residue.. Someone at a local marina recommended something called "slimey-grimey" but it was like 30 something bucks for a little bottle... -j "Mike" wrote in message om... I have a 18ft Sea Ray bow rider that I kept in the water for a year in West Palm. We now keep it trailered and I would like to remove the anit-fouling paint I had put on it (to regain the speed I lost). Can anyone recomend how to do this and what paint I should put on (I don't need anti-fouling, just the standard hard paint)? I assume I'll have to sand the old bottom paint first. Thanks in advance, Mike |
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