Paint stripping
Posted: 13 Jul 2011, 20:51
I have been looking at getting all the paint off the inside of the boat that I am restoring. The idea of the soda blasting didn't work out so I resorted to the heat gun and scraper. It came up all right. So I started looking at some paint strippers for the hull as I don't want to hit it with a sander as the planking is plywood and I don't want to run the risk of going through the top lamination or take the heads off the copper nails. I found something that seems really good from a place in Sydney that seems really good. It will remove the varnish and the stain as well. It's from a website called www.diypaintstripping.com.au. The product was developed across the ditch in NZ
The product seems expensive but if it works half as good as the videos It has to be worth considering. A 2 litre kit that will do 8 sq metre is $198. So probably one 2litre strip kit and an additional litre of the stripper and the flushing would do the outside of the hull of most of our boats.
Could any one in Sydney maybe have a chat with these guys and maybe even visit the to see how good this stuff really is and if it is suitable
Regards
Peter Sneddon
The product seems expensive but if it works half as good as the videos It has to be worth considering. A 2 litre kit that will do 8 sq metre is $198. So probably one 2litre strip kit and an additional litre of the stripper and the flushing would do the outside of the hull of most of our boats.
Could any one in Sydney maybe have a chat with these guys and maybe even visit the to see how good this stuff really is and if it is suitable
Regards
Peter Sneddon