[C320-list] Peel Away

[Paul Rickman]

http://www.peelaway.com/html/peelaway.htm

I see they have newer products, some don't require the paper -- but I'd suggest using the 
one that needs paper just to keep it in tact. Check it out.

Maybe buy one gallon, give it shot just to see for yourself.

Paul
Affinity 657
Bay Bridge Marina




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From: Paul Rickman <ilove2sail at verizon.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 7:45:18 PM
Subject: [C320-list] bottom paint

My two cents. If a bottom is properly prepared each time, I think it can go indefinitely without
sand blasting or any other type of removal -- especially if ablative paint is used. (unless of course
you race)  I haven't stripped a bottom for some time, but when I did I bought a product from
Home Depot called Peel Away. (It was half the price over West Marine. I notice West Marine sells Ready-Strip and Aqua-Strip which may be the same product now. 
The product was put on with a trowel that has teeth and then a special paper was put over the
paint remover. In the case of my first use it took off 10 years of Petitt hard bottom paint. Put it
on, went home for the night and came back the next morning with a four inch putty knife. Of course
I put down plastic first, rolled it up for the trash -- done. Sanded the bottom and put on five coats
of Interprotect 2000/2001 then two coats of bottom paint. If you do this, make certain the first
coat of bottom paint goes on before the last coat of Interprotect has cured. You want the two to
meld together. If I was going to strip a boat I'd use the same process, it has worked for me three
times -- it doesn't touch gel coat or barrier coat and probably would not work on epoxy paints.

Peel Away came in five gallons or one gallon containers. A great product. You can probably do a search for paint removers and come up with something. Maybe even search on Peel Away.

Best of luck.

Paul
Affinity 657
Bay Bridge Marina




 



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From: Chris Descher <cdescher at cedtulsa.com>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 5:28:32 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] bottom paint

I left out some details in the initial posting for the sake of brevity, so
here goes.  This is hull number 500.  I bought her about a year ago.  I've
had the boat on a hydro-hoist and power washed the bottom, and to my
untrained eye, there were no noticeable blisters.  This yard will not
repaint until the hull dries out, so the boat may be on stands for months.
They would probably let me do some work myself if I were so inclined.  I
guess that once they start removing the paint, they'll be able to tell what
condition the barrier coat is in.  This is all new to me, and like I said, I
don't have any real options on who can do the work here.

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Jane & Ken
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:54 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] bottom paint


Chris,
   I have always been against any sandblasting of the
bottom ----UNLESS----it is to a small blister area that needs removing.  If
you have any blisters, they may need to dry out for several days before any
repairs are done.  The original bottom barrier coat (to prevent blisters)
would be damaged with sandblasting. 
   You did not mention the hull number, but the blister protection method
used by Catalina has changed over the years.  I had three small blisters on
my hull #219 in year number three (1997)---factory warrantee assistance was
more expensive than me doing it myself and no futher problems have occurred.
   Other than the sand blasting part, the yard's approach seems
reasonable--12 years is a long time for the original bottom paint.
Ken  OBUOY  #219

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Chris Descher <cdescher at cedtulsa.com> wrote:


From: Chris Descher <cdescher at cedtulsa.com>
Subject: [C320-list] bottom paint
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12:41 PM


I'm about to have the first bottom job done on my 12 year old, freshwater
boat.  Without much in the way of available options on who will do the work
and how it will be done, I really just need to decide whether the estimate
that I've received is reasonable.  The yard will haul it out, sand blast the
bottom, then pressure wash the bottom and hull sides, prime the bottom with
a light coat of bottom paint, then go back with two heavy coats of
anti-fouling bottom paint, and then apply a third coat along the water line.
They use Petit Un-epoxy Plus bottom paint.  Any blisters would be dealt with
separately.

Is there anything about this approach that seems wrong?

Thanks,

Chris Descher