tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post499659240715900022..comments2024-03-07T07:08:01.858-05:00Comments on The Unlikely Boat Builder: Women With IdeasThe Unlikely Boatbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-57086082695718489672011-04-08T23:27:25.958-04:002011-04-08T23:27:25.958-04:00Arrggghhhh, another sucker falls into the WoodenBo...Arrggghhhh, another sucker falls into the WoodenBoat FeedbackLoop trap! You ask for advice, you get advice from somebody who hasn't actually done it but heard about the absolutely right way from somebody who apparently had done it who had heard that it could be done by somebody because he posted the same question on the forum three years ago and...<br /><br /> Anything with 2 parts is twice as likely to produce half the results.<br /><br /> I have only ever used three different stgrippers in automotive and marine applications;<br />1. Easy-Off oven cleaner.<br />if that doesn't work... scuff with 60 grit and...<br />2. Poly Strippa..<br />if that fails, then I haul out the big guns...<br /><br />3. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/surestrip.phpDock Six Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597255314638510360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-75478886428505740302011-04-05T03:56:35.891-04:002011-04-05T03:56:35.891-04:00John:
To really remove paint, you need a stripper...John:<br /><br />To really remove paint, you need a stripper with Methylene Chloride as the solvent. That is if it's even made any more or available to consumers as opposed to the trade.<br /><br />And that is NASTY stuff! It will corrode metals, even galvanized and stainless to some degree. It will even eat through the metal can holding the stripper itself once air and humidity get inside the container.<br /><br />If you do use MC paint stripper, rubber gloves and a respirator are necessities.<br /><br />Also, if all you can find is "liquid" remover; adding some corn starch will thicken it up. And you can use "planer shavings" to rub the accumulated stripper and paint off the spars. Drop a tarp on the floor first, and then you can really speed your clean up. Finally you have to deactivate and wash off the old stripper with mineral spirits.<br /><br />When I need stripping, I sub the job out and pay someone to do it. Overall,it's cheaper. And then I just wash the work down with generous amounts of paint thinner and start the final finishing process.<br /><br />Good luck!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295381882755239821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-81638468722742115172011-04-05T02:11:48.462-04:002011-04-05T02:11:48.462-04:00try making a bath of strong caustic soda. soaking ...try making a bath of strong caustic soda. soaking for a while... but be aware some woods do not react well to this treatment, try on s piece considered non critical<br />good luck have been enjoying your blog ..<br />tony down underAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-63856186916784513742011-04-04T22:46:17.342-04:002011-04-04T22:46:17.342-04:00I thought the word was 'plastic'?I thought the word was 'plastic'?The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-4622117469507174272011-04-04T22:33:44.395-04:002011-04-04T22:33:44.395-04:00Baydog: I want to say one word to you. Just one wo...Baydog: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. <br />Unlikely: Yes, sir. <br />Baydog: Are you listening? <br />Unlikely: Yes, I am. <br />Baydog: Aluminum. <br />Unlikely: Just how do you mean that, sir?Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-14275587376021567312011-04-04T20:07:57.941-04:002011-04-04T20:07:57.941-04:00Dick, I've been wondering if the light brown p...Dick, I've been wondering if the light brown paint is some sort of epoxy paint. It is super hard, glossy, and thick... almost like a shell. BUT, it has worn off in places and there is a white undercoat. Would you use an undercoat for epoxy paint? <br /><br />5 applications is too much for me at the moment... I don't want to spend the whole summer at this. I am going to borrow a heat gun tomorrow and see if that does the trick. If not, then I think I will stick with paint, at least for this year.The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-29469218766761187382011-04-04T19:48:36.686-04:002011-04-04T19:48:36.686-04:00The light brown paint was probably epoxy and that ...The light brown paint was probably epoxy and that is tough to remove in one pass. My regimen for epoxy removal is to use the NON-flammable (read methylene chloride) paint remover and let it soak over night. As many as 5 applications may be needed, but the non flammable, Not! water based! stuff is the best there is.<br />I'm speaking as a former paint chemist.<br />DickUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377633508735321707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-26835391309149025282011-04-04T19:10:19.840-04:002011-04-04T19:10:19.840-04:00I don't know, Bob... I'm ready to go saili...I don't know, Bob... I'm ready to go sailing now :-)<br /><br />Well, I am not very good at resisting challenges...The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-29144991962674440962011-04-04T15:47:19.713-04:002011-04-04T15:47:19.713-04:00Remember all the nifty things of the nineties, inc...Remember all the nifty things of the nineties, including even websites, that were named EZ...something. Know why they had that name? Because everyone knew that "Miracle...something" was never a miracle.<br /><br />Wonder where all those EZ things went....<br /><br />I'm with Helena. The would look great varnished. And at the rate NY weather is warming, you still have LOTS of time before sailing season is here.Bob Eastonhttp://bob-easton.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-34349967366981200532011-04-04T15:44:09.365-04:002011-04-04T15:44:09.365-04:00Is it possible to get the wood clean enough to var...Is it possible to get the wood clean enough to varnish, though? I figured without chemicals it would be impossible to get all the paint out of the pores. What do you think?The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-86775771080854858512011-04-04T15:15:03.419-04:002011-04-04T15:15:03.419-04:00Alas - heating scraping and sanding are the only w...Alas - heating scraping and sanding are the only way - either that of enjoy the beauty of painted spars and go sailing!!Bursledon Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-14150236201833080932011-04-04T13:43:08.025-04:002011-04-04T13:43:08.025-04:00I always use a Bosch Heat Pistol+scraper for the ...I always use a Bosch Heat Pistol+scraper for the removal of paint and varnish. Never those chemicals! Better fot the environment too. Be aware of burning the varnish, so use only half of the power. Nice spring too. JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-51194531787421865572011-04-04T11:39:26.726-04:002011-04-04T11:39:26.726-04:00I remember that boat. Ice off the lake, yet?I remember that boat. Ice off the lake, yet?The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-45330181210034368762011-04-04T11:16:33.980-04:002011-04-04T11:16:33.980-04:00Nice. Glad to see that Helena keeps you very busy...Nice. Glad to see that Helena keeps you very busy. A beauty with brains = some fine catch.<br /><br />This all reminds me of the old wooden boat I stripped here at the Lake only I painted it with sky blue marine paint and it lasted without much care until someone stole the boat. DewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com