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11-22-2020, 12:51 PM #1Junior Member
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77 Hydrostream Vulture resurrection, remove bottom paint??!!
So I'm well into my first restoration of a boat. I've been learning a ton about this stuff. Just finishing up the transom fairing and putting the floor down. The new core, stringers, transom and splash well delete are in place with west system epoxy. The boat has been painted over at some point and with all of the damage it suffered plus my less than perfect repairs, the gel coat can not be saved.
The previous owner or owners have lathered several rough coats of bottom paint on the hull. It is lumpy, ugly and I'm sure slow. Any tips or tricks to removing it? I've gone this far so I my as well do it right and blueprint the hull. I've read that it makes a tremendous difference. I can imagine either them running it with the rotten core it is not going to be straight. I'll attempt to add some pics of the progress. Thanks for any input. Pics are in no certain order.
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11-22-2020, 08:25 PM #2
Your work looks great so far. Thanks for posting keep updating as you go
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11-22-2020, 09:31 PM #3Junior Member
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Thanks. I'd really like to use gel coat but I was reading that gel over paint isn't a good idea. Won't adhere. And I'm not taking all that paint completely off. Still not sure how to get that awful bottompaint off and smooth. Picking up a 2.5 promax 225 for it this weekend. Spring time goal.
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11-22-2020, 09:36 PM #4Junior Member
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11-23-2020, 05:42 AM #5
There is a paint stripper you can use that will remove the paint and not harm the old gel or fiberglass. I can’t recall the name but I’m sure someone else will chime in. That should remove the paint and I agree gel the hull if you can, paint the top is ok many do it but gel has that bowling ball kind of look to it
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11-23-2020, 07:44 AM #6Screaming And Flying!
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Tal-strip is the brand that I used for years. Even if you re-paint, strip the old stuff off.
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We gotta clean this liberal mess up, VOTE TRUMP TO MAGA!
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11-23-2020, 08:57 AM #7Junior Member
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Great, thanks guys. I'll give that stuff a try. Be a shame to go through so much work and the finish is junk after a season.
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12-02-2020, 05:02 AM #8Scream And Fly VIP
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i have used all the strippers on the market. It really depends what kind of paint was used. I had inherited my grandfathers crabbing boat...........and it was done(finished, dead, kaput). The paint was good old anti-fouling, non ablative mess. He was never one for details.......just throw a coat of paint on kinda guy. I had to get the paint off. It laughed at the stripper(I had purchased a gallon of the(KleenStrip) aircraft stripper). When it was all said and done, IMO, heavy grit and sanding will be your least messy, fastest approach to a clean bottom. Then use another finer grit to take the heavy scratches out.......a couple of coats of epoxy paint and apply your paint of choice.
Scrapers do work decent too, but, you will need to constantly put a new edge on them every 10 minutes, but you will remove alot of paint in that time. Its the square footage that kills ya!!
I do agree with XTREME.......the old paint needs to come off.....some say its optional..........its not optional
Looks good by the way.
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12-04-2020, 12:01 PM #9Junior Member
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So I'm working on stripping all this paint off. I've been using Total Strip from Total Boat. Working really well. Where the bottom paint was is all pitted out. What should I smooth it out with? It's to deep to sand out. I'll have to fill it with something. I've used Total Fair in other places on the boat but not sure if it would hold up on the bottom. I've thought about thickened epoxy but I've heard gelcoat doesn't stick to it as well. Any suggestions?
Also making a windshield since the original was cracked. First attempt is a little rough but I think it will look good when smoothed, trimmed to fit and gelled black.
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12-04-2020, 06:29 PM #10Screaming And Flying!
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3m vinylester filler is a good water resistant product that will accept gellcote.
83 V-King, 96 Mariner, 200 hp ff block 2.5 w/a 28p choppa
We gotta clean this liberal mess up, VOTE TRUMP TO MAGA!
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12-05-2020, 12:22 PM #11Junior Member
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Great, thank you.
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And just like that (about 10 hours of labor later) the true color of the vulture is revealed. I really like the metal flake dark kinda cherry red. Bummer that it cant be saved. Next I'm gonna flip it and strip the bottom. Then new gelcoat and back over to finish the top. God help me flip this thing without any drama! I appreciate everyone's advice. Keep it coming. I'm a newbie.
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12-12-2020, 12:05 PM #13
paint stripper and lacquer
thinner
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12-12-2020, 05:50 PM #14Junior Member
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Not sure if anyone is interested but I'll keep posting my progress. Got it out of the garage today and made some dollies to put it on upside down. Glassed the floor in yesterday. And the most stressful part for me..... drilling new holes in the transom I spent countless hours making. My Bob's jackplate bolted right and the measurements came out fine so I believe its straight. Cant wait to get the bottom done. I'll be in the home stretch. So freaking excited to fly this thing!
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