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 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:53:33 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

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.

I just had mine done - sandblast. You have to find a guy with the
expertise to remove bottom paint. Mine used a special gun with a
super fine grit (almost like talcum powder but gritter - like a
jewler's rouge) with low pressure. The results were amazing. You
will have to do some sanding after for reapplication, but it won't be
as tough.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

You might have to find a blaster who uses glass beads - they make a
brittle bead for this purpose.

Soda blasting is another alternative, but it's messy as hell. Water
blasting isn't an option as you have to use too much pressure.

There are solvents out there like EP-Strip http://tinyurl.com/2orn2u.
But that's for normal paint - harder paint, or double/triple paints,
take more. Compared to blasting it's slightly more expensive - say
25%.

Hope that helps.

Has anyone had experiance with the "Peel away " or "Star10 " strippers?
Both of these are supposed to remove antifouling bottom paint.

Tom

"Delburt D" wrote in message
news:N_Y3j.10$QS.7@trndny03...
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"

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:53:33 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

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.

I just had mine done - sandblast. You have to find a guy with the
expertise to remove bottom paint. Mine used a special gun with a
super fine grit (almost like talcum powder but gritter - like a
jewler's rouge) with low pressure. The results were amazing. You
will have to do some sanding after for reapplication, but it won't be
as tough.

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0010.JPG

http://www.swsports.org/images/Pictures/IMG_0011.JPG

You might have to find a blaster who uses glass beads - they make a
brittle bead for this purpose.

Soda blasting is another alternative, but it's messy as hell. Water
blasting isn't an option as you have to use too much pressure.

There are solvents out there like EP-Strip http://tinyurl.com/2orn2u.
But that's for normal paint - harder paint, or double/triple paints,
take more. Compared to blasting it's slightly more expensive - say
25%.

Hope that helps.

I am very leery of blasting since we have a wood boat. I have seen what
blasting does to wood if done wrong.
I used to work at the shipyard here in Portland and the local blasters were
right across the road. They ruined a lot of stuff. We also don't really
have that many yards that do the blasting. We have the ability to do the
stripping, I just want to be sure we use the right product.

Thanks for your input.

Tom

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:11:53 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Has anyone had experiance with the "Peel away " or "Star10 " strippers?
Both of these are supposed to remove antifouling bottom paint.

Peel away sucks - that's why I blasted the hull on the Ranger.

I've used Star 10 on refinishing projects here at the house - eh, just
like any other stripper.

I'm curious about something. You have to remove what exactly from the
hull - barrier coat?

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:11:53 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Has anyone had experiance with the "Peel away " or "Star10 " strippers?
Both of these are supposed to remove antifouling bottom paint.

Peel away sucks - that's why I blasted the hull on the Ranger.

I've used Star 10 on refinishing projects here at the house - eh, just
like any other stripper.

I'm curious about something. You have to remove what exactly from the
hull - barrier coat?

It is Interlux Ultra Green A hard antifouling bottom paint. While I am a
great craftsman with wood, I am a neophyte when it comes to coatings for
marine apps.

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:22:55 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:11:53 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Has anyone had experiance with the "Peel away " or "Star10 " strippers?
Both of these are supposed to remove antifouling bottom paint.

Peel away sucks - that's why I blasted the hull on the Ranger.

I've used Star 10 on refinishing projects here at the house - eh, just
like any other stripper.

I'm curious about something. You have to remove what exactly from the
hull - barrier coat?

It is Interlux Ultra Green A hard antifouling bottom paint. While I am a
great craftsman with wood, I am a neophyte when it comes to coatings for
marine apps.

That Interlux product is very hard - almost like epoxy in fact.

I understand your reluctance to use the blast method, but in this
case, it may be worth looking around for somebody with the skills and
expertise to do it. You might also look into soda blasting on this
stuff - might be more expensive and there won't be a lot of damage
with it.

You are going to hate me for saying this, but if you are dead set
against blasting the only way to really get it clean without sanding
like a mofo is burn it off with a propane torch. I've seen it done
with a roofing type torch or a shrink wrap torch. If you take your
time and do it slowly maintaining a constant low heat to peel it back,
you can do it yourself.

YIPE!!

I don't think a stripper is going to really work well for you on that
stuff because it is hard. Probably going to cost you more than it's
worth it - you could pay somebody to sand it for less money. There is
also a problem if you have some kind of substrate coating on the wood
- that may be a seperate problem.

Did you paint this boat or did you buy it for restoration?

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:11:53 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Has anyone had experiance with the "Peel away "

I have heard good things about Peel Away but it is relatively
expensive compared to other strippers. Make sure you put plastic
sheeting under the boat regardless of which stripper you use.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:22:55 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:11:53 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote:

Has anyone had experiance with the "Peel away " or "Star10 "
strippers?
Both of these are supposed to remove antifouling bottom paint.

Peel away sucks - that's why I blasted the hull on the Ranger.

I've used Star 10 on refinishing projects here at the house - eh, just
like any other stripper.

I'm curious about something. You have to remove what exactly from the
hull - barrier coat?

It is Interlux Ultra Green A hard antifouling bottom paint. While I am a
great craftsman with wood, I am a neophyte when it comes to coatings for
marine apps.

That Interlux product is very hard - almost like epoxy in fact.

I understand your reluctance to use the blast method, but in this
case, it may be worth looking around for somebody with the skills and
expertise to do it. You might also look into soda blasting on this
stuff - might be more expensive and there won't be a lot of damage
with it.

You are going to hate me for saying this, but if you are dead set
against blasting the only way to really get it clean without sanding
like a mofo is burn it off with a propane torch. I've seen it done
with a roofing type torch or a shrink wrap torch. If you take your
time and do it slowly maintaining a constant low heat to peel it back,
you can do it yourself.

YIPE!!

I don't think a stripper is going to really work well for you on that
stuff because it is hard. Probably going to cost you more than it's
worth it - you could pay somebody to sand it for less money. There is
also a problem if you have some kind of substrate coating on the wood
- that may be a seperate problem.

Did you paint this boat or did you buy it for restoration?

The boat is owned by my partner. He had it painted several years ago. This
is just a routine maintenance issue.

"Delburt D" wrote in message
news:N_Y3j.10$QS.7@trndny03...
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"


This will do the trick -

http://www.silentpaintremover.com/