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alert1703 posted 10-25-2009 02:45 PM ET (US)
I searched through the site looking for infor on this but haven't really found anyone that has had first hand knowledge on how effective Soda blasting is to remove Paint. I have a 25' Outrage that has been painted inside and out and I'm trying to find a good alternative to sanding to remove it. I plan to re-gelcoat once I get the paint off Anyone have any info on this? I am in Houston, Tx and would like to find someone local. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
glen e posted 10-25-2009 05:26 PM ET (US)
We see this procedure a lot in south Florida - it works well, BUT ask to see some of the work they have done prior. It is a very good process but requires some skill to perform. Too much and they'll cut thru the gelcoat and into the glass itself. But when done right, it provides a good surface for repaint. It would be a huge amount of work to get it back to gloss gel coat status. If you want gloss gel coat, the better way is chemical removal and a hug amount of elbow grease.
A good alternative is soda blasting followed by Petitt Vivid white bottom paint. Very hard to tell it's not gelcoat.
glen e posted 10-25-2009 05:29 PM ET (US)
Go look around classicmako.com. They do a lot of this type of thing. I would recommend Dupont Imron for the inside and hull sides, Vivid for the bottom.
LKD posted 10-26-2009 06:12 PM ET (US)
I concur with the comments above regarding soda blasting.
It did not give the desired results for me since I
was not planning to repaint. The paint was removed
OK but some pitting occurred to the gel coat.

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Author	Topic: Removing paint by Soda Blasting
alert1703	posted 10-25-2009 02:45 PM ET (US) I searched through the site looking for infor on this but haven't really found anyone that has had first hand knowledge on how effective Soda blasting is to remove Paint. I have a 25' Outrage that has been painted inside and out and I'm trying to find a good alternative to sanding to remove it. I plan to re-gelcoat once I get the paint off Anyone have any info on this? I am in Houston, Tx and would like to find someone local. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
glen e	posted 10-25-2009 05:26 PM ET (US) We see this procedure a lot in south Florida - it works well, BUT ask to see some of the work they have done prior. It is a very good process but requires some skill to perform. Too much and they'll cut thru the gelcoat and into the glass itself. But when done right, it provides a good surface for repaint. It would be a huge amount of work to get it back to gloss gel coat status. If you want gloss gel coat, the better way is chemical removal and a hug amount of elbow grease. A good alternative is soda blasting followed by Petitt Vivid white bottom paint. Very hard to tell it's not gelcoat.
glen e	posted 10-25-2009 05:29 PM ET (US) Go look around classicmako.com. They do a lot of this type of thing. I would recommend Dupont Imron for the inside and hull sides, Vivid for the bottom.
LKD	posted 10-26-2009 06:12 PM ET (US) I concur with the comments above regarding soda blasting. It did not give the desired results for me since I was not planning to repaint. The paint was removed OK but some pitting occurred to the gel coat.