What is a good stripper to remove Cetol. I will use sandpaper after I
remove the heavy stuff.


Hanz

"Hanz Schmidt" wrote

What is a good stripper to remove Cetol. I will use sandpaper after I
remove the heavy stuff.

Heat gun and scraper. Quick and easy once you get the pattern down. Preheat
about a foot, go back and do a few inches at the beginning until you just
see bubbles. Scrape as you bubble the next section so heat blows on the
scraper blade. Comes right off with very little sanding needed. I tried
strippers and it made a hell of a mess. The cooled stuff cleans up easily
with a vacuum and you can start sanding immediately instead of rinsing and
drying.

--
Roger Long

I know heat gun work great with varnish, but will it work with Cetol??

Hanz


Roger Long wrote:
"Hanz Schmidt" wrote


What is a good stripper to remove Cetol. I will use sandpaper after I
remove the heavy stuff.


Heat gun and scraper. Quick and easy once you get the pattern down. Preheat
about a foot, go back and do a few inches at the beginning until you just
see bubbles. Scrape as you bubble the next section so heat blows on the
scraper blade. Comes right off with very little sanding needed. I tried
strippers and it made a hell of a mess. The cooled stuff cleans up easily
with a vacuum and you can start sanding immediately instead of rinsing and
drying.

--
Roger Long

"Hanz Schmidt" wrote

I know heat gun work great with varnish, but will it work with Cetol??


That's what was on my boat. Worked great.

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in message
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"Hanz Schmidt" wrote

I know heat gun work great with varnish, but will it work with Cetol??


That's what was on my boat. Worked great.

--
Roger Long

I have used heat guns and hot irons to remove paint and vanish with
positives results.

I came close to using the heat gun last fall to remove Cetol but I backed up
for fear of loosening the caulking between the teak slats. I used a scapers
and finished with 220 grits sand paper. After three coats of Cetol light
the result was good but could have been better. I would have had to sand
much deeper which I was not willing to do.

Later I learned that some people at the Club are using 3M Never Rust Soap
pads to remove Cetol and re-coat after. I do not know the exact procedure
with these pads but next before re-coating I’ll give it a try,