Well After a little testing I found that regular Jasco paint stripper melts
the bottom paint away in about 30 to 45 seconds. This is not the water based
stuff! I applied it on a test area and within 30 seconds it started to run
off. Just that easy. The Jasco is quite nasty stuff so long sleeve gloves
will be the uniform of the day. As an added bonus, it does not attack the
epoxy primer at all. So we will be able to remove the paint with just a
little sanding after stripping. It is fast and relatively inexpensive.

FYI

Tom






"Delburt D" wrote in message
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Hey guys,

We have a boat with the bottom painted with International Ultra Hard
antifouling paint. It is in rough shape and needs to be removed and
recoated. The International rep says we need to remove it completely.
Has anyone had any luck with conventional paint strippers. I really do
not want to sand it all off.

Thanks in advance.

Tom

" May the barnacle gods be kind to your bottom"

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:30:33 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Well After a little testing I found that regular Jasco paint stripper melts
the bottom paint away in about 30 to 45 seconds. This is not the water based
stuff! I applied it on a test area and within 30 seconds it started to run
off. Just that easy. The Jasco is quite nasty stuff so long sleeve gloves
will be the uniform of the day. As an added bonus, it does not attack the
epoxy primer at all. So we will be able to remove the paint with just a
little sanding after stripping. It is fast and relatively inexpensive.

Thanks for passing that along.

An update to the bottom paint removal. Be sure to use the Jasco
"Speedomatic" semi paste paint remover. The varnish and stain remover does
not work near as well as the Speedomatic.

Technique is as follows.

Apply as thick a coat as possible with a cheap brush, Let sit for appx five
minutes or until it starts to run.

Scrape off with putty knife. We are using some cheap plastic ones that
conform to the hull shapes better and they are disposable.

Use brush with a little more remover to scrub the area until all paint is
loose. Re scrape.

Use a rag thoroughly saturated with laquer thinner to remove residue. We
are using a two rag system, one for major removal and a much cleaner one for
final wiping. This will remove all the paint.

All that is necessary is to sand lightly per the new coatings instructions.

Happy stripping!!

Oh! adequate ventilation is mandatory!!!!! Both products are vaporous.

Tom

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:30:33 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Well After a little testing I found that regular Jasco paint stripper
melts
the bottom paint away in about 30 to 45 seconds. This is not the water
based
stuff! I applied it on a test area and within 30 seconds it started to
run
off. Just that easy. The Jasco is quite nasty stuff so long sleeve
gloves
will be the uniform of the day. As an added bonus, it does not attack
the
epoxy primer at all. So we will be able to remove the paint with just a
little sanding after stripping. It is fast and relatively inexpensive.

Thanks for passing that along.

Well I try to help where ever I can.