Antifouling removal

[Tom Sharrocks]

Has anyone any labour saving ideas on how to remove antifoul paint from the
painted surface of a plywood yacht hull. The underlying paintwork is generally
sound, and would be shame to resort to paint strippers or blowlamp.

[mark johnson]

In article <waddow.11...@airtime.co.uk>
wad...@airtime.co.uk "Tom Sharrocks" writes:

The only time that I have done it, is with a high pressure washer.

The antifouling came off fairly easily with it.

A chum of mine is sanding and scarpining his off.

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Regards

Mark Johnson

[Sandy Morton]

Talk to International. They seem to have all of the answers
to almost all of the questions!

Sandy Millport
on the bicycle island

[Alistair Biggin]

Tom Sharrocks (wad...@airtime.co.uk) wrote:
: Has anyone any labour saving ideas on how to remove antifoul paint from the

: painted surface of a plywood yacht hull. The underlying paintwork is generally
: sound, and would be shame to resort to paint strippers or blowlamp.

Don't know if this would be OK for your wood but you could try a high
pressure hose. Works for me.

Alistair
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[Rainer Thonnes]

In article <waddow.11...@airtime.co.uk>,

wad...@airtime.co.uk (Tom Sharrocks) writes:
> Has anyone any labour saving ideas on how to remove antifoul paint from the
> painted surface of a plywood yacht hull. The underlying paintwork is generally
> sound, and would be shame to resort to paint strippers or blowlamp.

Blowlamps, even hairdryer-types, are not recommended, and neither are
mechanical abraders (sanding disks etc), because of the toxicity of the
fumes/dust. You could try scraping after softening with water, but really
chemical strippers are the best option. Apply sparingly and they might
leave the underlying coats unscathed.

But why do want to remove it in the first place? Surely you're not planning
on going afloat with just the underlying stuff, so why not leave it on even
if you plan to apply more?

[Michael Storer Design]

> wad...@airtime.co.uk "Tom Sharrocks" writes:
>
>> Has anyone any labour saving ideas on how to remove antifoul paint from the
>> painted surface of a plywood yacht hull. The underlying paintwork is generally
>> sound, and would be shame to resort to paint strippers or blowlamp.
>>
>

>The only time that I have done it, is with a high pressure washer.
>
>The antifouling came off fairly easily with it.
>
>A chum of mine is sanding and scarpining his off.

Results of water blasting will vary with types of antifoul and degree of build up.

Much of the time it ends up being a manual process

Some claim great things about some of the antifoul stripping solutions, but have
no experience.

Regards
Michael Storer

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Wooden Boat Designs for Amateurs and Professional Builders
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