On Jan 26, 3:33?pm, 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?

You may want to consider bead blasting. Less damaging than sand
blasting, and there's no need for concern about potentially embedding
caustic baking soda in your gelcoat. My friend who runs a metal
refinishing and plating shop uses a bead blaster to remove rust,
crust, paint, and general nonsense from items as a prep step prior to
electroplating.