I sanded the bottom on Touché down to gelcoat/matte coat a couple years ago. I was able to because I'm both retired and knowledgeable about boat work. If not, I would have had it professionally soda blasted.
Sanding the bottom may sound straightforward but requires experience and touch. It also requires the right equipment. A 5 inch dual action sander from a big box store may seem like a decent tool but it may actually result in a scalloped bottom. It takes a very steady hand to hold and move the sander keeping it exactly parallel with the sanding surface. Most users will rock the tool slightly which will result in a scalloped or undulated bottom (might look nice on some bottoms but not a race boat). A larger soft pad sander with a steady is required. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2014, at 7:37 PM, "John and Maryann Read" <johnpr...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > Blasting by a professional - they usually use walnut shells or the like. > Tent the bottom, blast away, clean it all up. Typical cost for a 34 footer > is about $1200. Well worth it because it takes them a day to do it and how > long will it take you and what will you have to pay your chiropractor?? > Gelcoat is usually untouched. You do a light sanding. Strongly suggest you > do a barrier coat treatment at this time. Apply paint. Go sailing > > > John and Maryann > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Brian > Morrison > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 9:19 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Bottom Paint Question > > The weather has finally broken here in lovely Baltimore and it's time to > paint the bottom. The staff at the boatyard told me that the previous owner > had baltaplate paint and then painted over it with a different type of > paint. The paint is peeling in some areas and they suggest sanding down to > the gelcoat and starting fresh. To do this will be costly or very time and > labor intensive on my part. So my question is can I avoid the cost or labor > using some other method I may not be aware of? I really hope there is a > viable alternative. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Brian C. Morrison > 1979 C&C 34 > Rekofa > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
