Hi Bob, If it is ablative as stated, then you should be able to easily sand it off in short time. I did my own bottom jab last Fall, and one of my best investments was a good quality orbital sander. I purchased a Dewalt D26453K on Amazon for $69. Using 60 grit disks, I was able to sand down to the barrier coat on my 29 mk1 in about an afternoon. A good quality sander will have a means of collecting the dust. The Dewalt comes with a dust bag and you can also connect it to a shop vac, but still at least use a decent respirator mask.
- Paul E. s/v Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL On Sep 5, 2012, at 9:10 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 18:58:22 -0400 > From: "Bob Hickson" <bobhick...@rogers.com> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Antifouling removal - chemical strippers > Message-ID: <001001cd8af0$c92e20c0$5b8a6240$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Facing the nasty task of stripping the bottom paint off the C&C 29 mark 2 > that I bought this spring. > It has 1 to 2 mm of blue ablative antifouling buildup that looks like the > face of the moon (lots of craters) > I was thinking of trying one of the chemical paint strippers. > > Practical Sailor rated the following strippers in order of their preference >> Franmar - Soy Strip (Best Choice) >> Back to Nature - Ready Strip (Budget buy) >> Back to Nature - Aqua Strip (Recoomended) >> Petite - Bio Blast (Recommended) > > Has anyone tried these products? > Any comments / words of wisdom? > How do these products compare to soda / lime / wet sand blasting? > > Once stripped, I am planning to do Interprotect Barrier Epoxy Coat and > VC17M. > Planning strip this fall, let it dry over the winter and do the epoxy in the > spring > > Best regards, > Bob Hickson, P. Eng, RHI, CEA > C&C 29-2 Flying Colours > (416) 919-2297 > bobhick...@rogers.com >
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