There is another way to remove paint, but the results are very dependent on the skill of the operator. Sandblasting, more accurately, abrasive blasting. For removing paint from a wood kayak, or in your case a fiberglass covering over wood, I would use either glass beads, walnut shell, or plastic abrasive, run at low pressure. Depending on the paint used I would guess that I could strip the boat in 1 or 2 hours, leaving a perfect surface for bonding filler. If you plan to repaint I would use a lightweight filler, either microballoons or West #410 Microlight filler. the West microlight is very easy to use but is not as durable. You can find people who do sandblasting in the yellow pages. If you want to do it yourself and have a good air compressor you can get a nice siphon sandblast unit from TIP tools; http://www.tiptools.com I have been using their model S-30 "Rust Duster" for some time now and it is great for small jobs and at $59 won't break the bank. :-) If you have a typical home air compressor, order a set of the 'small' ceramic nozzel/air jet combo. michael schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com wrote: > > If the boat is painted you want to remove as much of the paint as > practical. Sanding will work pretty well but it will not remove paint from > the low points of the weave and you do not want to sand so much that you > remove the low points because you don't want to sand into the glass itself. > Sand until you see the fiberglass showing. It will show up as a light spot > in the middle of the sanded epoxy. snip > Nick > > At 1:25 PM -0500 11/27/98, Gary Tabor wrote: > > Hello all, I just joined and already have need for some help. I'm > >searching for my first touring kayak for use mostly on the Great Lakes > >and some of Michigan's other most excellent waterways. The first > >(and only) used boat I've demo-ed has been a Cape Charles 17, a pretty > >boat with nice lines and stability I feel I'm quickly adapting to. > >I'm considering making an offer, but there's some work I'd like to do > >immediately to improve performance. The exterior of the hull is > >fiberglassed (with the exception of the deck). Unfortunately the > >work is less than Bristol fashion and I can see and feel the "weave" of > >the glass through the paint. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Nov 28 1998 - 09:04:06 PST
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