Hi Bill, I used Peel Away to strip the bottom paint off Tullamore 2 years ago. It was a messy job, but it worked and didn't kick a lot of toxic dust particles into the air like sanding can. Peel Away won't damage the gel-coat, but it won't end up clean and shiny either. 25 years of wear and tear and stain from the bottom paint will leave it pretty ugly. I repainted the bottom with VC High Performace Epoxy (Tullamore lives on a trailer, too) and have been very happy with it. Larry On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 20:25:27 -0800 William Sylvester <wmcsyl1@cox.net> writes:
We are about done restoring our 1978 M-17 except for the patchy blue anti-fouling paint that tightly clings to parts of her bottom. I was planning on using "Peel Away" to get rid of the offending paint and have the boat go without bottom paint. I have been advised that
using any paint remover might seriously damage the gel coat, especially one as old as mine. If I can't remove the old paint, I want to paint over it. I don't need an anti-fouling paint as my boat will be on the trailer. Do you have any suggestions?
Bill
M-17 Endelig #279
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