Bottom paint removal

[dfish28]

thats a tough one... if painting was done properly it should have been heavily scuffed before painting so your hopes of a shiny hull can be hindered...other than that best remover ... soda blasting or dry ice,costly... dewalt orbital sander cheaper...get a good mask...

[Gerry Zagorski]

I found this online Rich http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9w1GHVzqC0 a stripper from Petit...

Getting all the paint off is a huge commitment of time and money... As D mentioned above, the bottom may have been sanded and if so restoring the gel coat to a luster could be and issue... If the boat was barrior coated before being painted, it's my undestanding that paint stippers wil not remove the barrior coating , only soda blasting will do this and that's not a cheap option either.

Hope this helps you.

[Richy B]

I started with the orbital sander on the waterline area. One side of boat and I looked like a smurf!
Looks like I will be trying chemical remover from West Marine, then lightly sanding.
Boat was never etched for first coat and has several layers of paint. Top layer I can almost do with a scraper.
Looks like I will be repainting either way.
Any suggestions for a good hard paint for trailered boat?

[Gerry Zagorski]

As for boat paint, Check out Mikey Topaz's post in this forum. Looks like he got some great results and I'm sure if you PM'd him he'd give you some details.