VC17 and the West Marine equivalent will stick over other paints, but other paints won't stick over VC17. Best way to remove VC17 is a stripper followed by sanding.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 5:32 PM E White <victoriaene...@gmail.com> wrote: > VC-17 Is a unique bottom paint in that it contains Teflon, and it is > typically used in much thinner thickness than most other paints. > > The Teflon tends to get embedded deep into the gelcoat. My last boat had > VC 17, I thought it was too expensive so I switched. The Micron CSC fell > off within weeks,the next year I sanded aggressively and tried Fiberglass > Botomkote (which is not ablative). It fell off in patches too. but > gradually got better after several years. > > I subsequently learned only a quart or 2 of VC 17 would be typical for a > 28' boat, so my initial misgivings about VC 17 cost were misguided. > > If I had to do it again, I'd definitely stick with VC 17 > > Not everyone had adhesion problems when switching from VC 17, but I sure > did. The only way to be sure you won't have problems would be to strip > the gelcoat and epoxy, then any paint you want. > Eric > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:34 AM Joseph Bognar via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> >> I would stick with the VC 17 . It is designed to wear away and not build >> up . Most other bottom paints will build up on the bottom and eventually >> will need to be removed. I just burnish the old VC 17 with a scotch brite >> pad . If you put the paint into a mustard bottle and squirt a bit onto a >> foam roller . You can make the paint last a lot longer . >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!8DLuPrgxa0G_ewyg6U2lkuCPq2AShufMq6YAQKGjONRi01Fm30Az2G60mmf1JPeejOg$> >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!8DLuPrgxa0G_ewyg6U2lkuCPq2AShufMq6YAQKGjONRi01Fm30Az2G60mmf1JPeejOg$ > >
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