Well, finally taking the plunge and removing my boat's bottom paint. The hull came with the paint on already and it was in poor shape. I guessed what type of paint it was, and and tried to touch it up. I guess I guessed wrong because the new paint didn't stick. A few months went by and the new stuff was almost all gone.
Day one in the books. First chemical stripper which took off maybe half of the paint. Then I tried acetone--hoping it is VC17--and that works but SLOWLY. Now using the 6-inch sander with 150-grit. That seems to be going fast, but I quickly ran out of sandpaper. Either way, I got off enough paint to get a picture of what she will look like with the all paint off and I'm loving it.
Taking the plunge: Bye-bye Bottom Paint
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Taking the plunge: Bye-bye Bottom Paint
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Re: Bye-bye Bottom Paint and Lawn, too
Watch out for that golf-course-quality lawn adjacent to your driveway. Anti-fouling bottom paint inhibits plant growth--and that includes the typical lawn grasses.