[C320-list] Hull prep

[dprudden]

Peter, do NOT sand blast. That would take everything down to fiberglass and beyond.
The PO of my boat hadn't done the bottom in a while when I bought her 2 years ago, so after a lot of research and emails to many people, I went with soda blasting so I could start from scratch. It worked great. Be sure to neutralize the soda that's remaining on the bottom before painting-I scrubbed the bottom with a lot of Comet cleanser and washed thoroughly.

David Prudden
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> On Mar 30, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Peter Sheerin <sheerinp at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
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> We are about to prep our hull for anti fouling. We always use International 
> Micron 66. We find in our location (saltwater), that we get about 2 - 3 years. We intend prior to our next application to take all paint off, back to the gel coat. We have been advised that this can be done by either sand blasting or soda blasting. Does anyone have any experience with either method? We have heard pros and cons for both. Peter Jaraman1096
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