here's the deal-

i have an older bay boat. it has the nice painted bottom, white with a
'spatter' pattern over it. the gunnals and decks are covered in
astro-turf, which is rotting away, and generally looking very funky,
holds water, my wife doesen't like it, etc...

okay, so...

i want to remove it. looks like it can be pulled away for the most
part, leaving behind the hard, nasty adhesive and a not-so-smooth
surface. i figure i'll go after that with a scraper, and then with
sanding discs of increasingly smaller grit with the old DA until things
get smooth. THEN

what kind of paint do they lay down in these things? what about the
fancy 'spatter' finish? best left to a pro or can i slop some paint
around and make it look like fine art?


PS i can feel this project taking like 3 times longer than i think it
will already....

see you guys and try not to argue too much!!

greg

On Mon, 23 May 2005 17:31:20 GMT, thunderpimp wrote:

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i want to remove it. looks like it can be pulled away for the most
part, leaving behind the hard, nasty adhesive and a not-so-smooth
surface. i figure i'll go after that with a scraper, and then with
sanding discs of increasingly smaller grit with the old DA until things
get smooth. THEN

Did they use a hard adhesive? Normally when carpet like that is laid
down they use a rubber cement type deal - at least they do on bass
boats. I'd try to remove it with acetone first rather than sanding.
It will probably clean up faster with acetone.

what kind of paint do they lay down in these things? what about the
fancy 'spatter' finish? best left to a pro or can i slop some paint
around and make it look like fine art?

Epoxy paint and it's a splatter technique with a sponge brush. It's
done to provide a gripping surface. You can certainly do it and if
you take your time, it will come out fine. Anybody who knows how to
handle a da sander (or even what one is for that matter ) should be
able to follow directions and do the job themselves.

The only mistake amateurs make with epoxy paint is that they don't
adjust for temperature when mixing catalyst and allowing for enough
"induction" time once the paint is mixed.

PS i can feel this project taking like 3 times longer than i think it
will already....

That's a given.

Good luck.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 17:31:20 GMT, thunderpimp wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

i want to remove it. looks like it can be pulled away for the most
part, leaving behind the hard, nasty adhesive and a not-so-smooth
surface. i figure i'll go after that with a scraper, and then with
sanding discs of increasingly smaller grit with the old DA until things
get smooth. THEN

Did they use a hard adhesive? Normally when carpet like that is laid
down they use a rubber cement type deal - at least they do on bass
boats. I'd try to remove it with acetone first rather than sanding.
It will probably clean up faster with acetone.

what kind of paint do they lay down in these things? what about the
fancy 'spatter' finish? best left to a pro or can i slop some paint
around and make it look like fine art?

Epoxy paint and it's a splatter technique with a sponge brush. It's
done to provide a gripping surface. You can certainly do it and if
you take your time, it will come out fine. Anybody who knows how to
handle a da sander (or even what one is for that matter ) should be
able to follow directions and do the job themselves.

The only mistake amateurs make with epoxy paint is that they don't
adjust for temperature when mixing catalyst and allowing for enough
"induction" time once the paint is mixed.

PS i can feel this project taking like 3 times longer than i think it
will already....

That's a given.

Good luck.

Later,

Tom


And the paint is Zolatone. Get it at an automotive paint supplier.
Probably have to order it as it only has a maybe 6 month shelf life.