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| fitvit |
Posted - 04 Apr 2016 : 06:07:13
The previous owner decided they wanted a gold boat!A friend of hers started spray painting it! Any advice on how to turn it back into a white boat?
ford |
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| fitvit |
Posted - 21 May 2016 : 15:11:43
So is this right for repairing a hole. Cut the hole, sand down to taper the edges, clean up with acetone, cut 4 overlapping layers of biaxial fibreglass cloth (each layer being 4cm larger than the last) wet each cloth with polyester resin and roller them on one by one??
jojo 
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| Deano |
Posted - 21 May 2016 : 13:32:59
Hmmmm..... I wonder if the repair that let go was made with epoxy resin or polyester????
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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| fitvit |
Posted - 21 May 2016 : 11:16:31
hahaha. Well I've just ridded mine of a pint of water which was sat in the keel. I'm hoping it was down to leaky window/condensation, but I keep looking at the outlets and wondering if it could be anything to do with them, so I'm going to eliminate all possibilities by getting rid of 'em once and for all . . . and hopefully do a magnificent repair job with the help of my best mate Google!
jojo
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| df |
Posted - 21 May 2016 : 10:06:27
Be very careful in your repair! 2 weeks ago I was part of a late night rescue attempt outside a pub in norfolk as a nice boat was taking on lots of water, no matter how much pumping occured it still sank, turns out it was an old toilet outlet that had been patched over that had let go but was under panels so couldn't find the leak.
This was a twin engine boat that had very recently had a bssc and full survey and was in the process of a sale negotiation at the time, needless to say the sale didn't go through.
I didn't help when I suggested a name change to Sunky McSunkface...
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| fitvit |
Posted - 20 May 2016 : 23:50:32
Cheers DF you're quite right, the gel coat seems to be coming up a treat! I've found two spots of filler but they're only small and positioned well enough for my glass of prossecco to sit on - out of sight, out of mind for now lol.
I've decided that tomorrow is the day I'm going to taking an angle grinder to the hull to rid it off the toilet inlet and outlet and then give myself a lesson on how to fibre glass using the shopping list recommended by Clive and Deano several posts back eeeeekkkk.
jojo
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| df |
Posted - 20 May 2016 : 08:44:15
The white gelcoat doesn't look to be too bad now it's stripped, on my old norman 25 I stripped a load of horrible beige paint off to find a huge grey filler repair on the middle of the cabin roof which caused a bit of concern, when I scraped it off there was just 4 very small screw holes under it so fettled the top off the filler and put some gelcoat filler in.
There is a little trick to gelcoat filler in old grp as it's too white and stands out a mile, get a spare tube of hardener in yellow(you can get it in red as well, it's all the same stuff) and it will give you a slightly off white finish.
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| IanM |
Posted - 19 May 2016 : 21:58:41
I'd be inclined to just paint over it wherever it coincides with the blue deck paint, maybe giving it a light sand first depending how smooth it is.
Use the stripper on the places where it is on the white gelcoat. |
| Deano |
Posted - 18 May 2016 : 21:53:21
The longer you can leave it on and keep it moist the better.... When doing my deck paint I left it a week between attempts!!!!
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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| fitvit |
Posted - 18 May 2016 : 21:20:22
The stripper I used to get rid of the gold was called 'Owatrol Dilunet Marine Strip' Is this the same stuff you're talking about? It lifted the gold paint after about 15 mins but wasn't budging the Yellow. Do you suggest I use the same stuff but have a go at leaving it on for 2 days with the newspaper etc then?
jojo
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| Deano |
Posted - 18 May 2016 : 21:00:13
Dilunet - may have to leave it for a day or two. Slap it on, cover with newspaper, then cover with cling film.... (not foil) Leave for 2 or 3 days, warm days better... Peal it all of and scrape the paint off.....
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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| fitvit |
Posted - 18 May 2016 : 20:41:12
As you can see, I managed to get rid of the gold paint by using 'Marine Strip" but it doesn't want to shift the lovely Yellow gloss paint from the deck! I don't want to have to sand if I can help it - any ideas? 
jojo
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| geezee |
Posted - 08 Apr 2016 : 19:08:27
A boatyard owning friend of mine says he has used neat TFR (Traffic Film Remover) followed by a pressure washer. Claims it comes off instantly! Can't vouch for it personally.
Gee Zee |
| Deano |
Posted - 08 Apr 2016 : 11:09:06
T-Cut is very mild compared to GRP cutting paste....
You can sand with 1000 grit paper if needed, then using a polishing machine and mop, polish using various grades of compound. Farecla G3 and G6 are two grades of a good brand.
This will easily remove small bits of left over paint and put a shine back on the GRP.
Then a good going over with something like 3M Restorer and wax will give you a finish to be proud of.
A polishing machine is going to be your friend to get the GRP back to glory.... Silverline make a budget machine...... expect to pay about £45 - it is not an angle grinder, it has to go much slower than that....
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7153307.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=cgid:18091936165%7Ctsid:59156%7Ccid:189934405%7Clid:101858747605%7Cnw:g%7Ccrid:77627771125%7Crnd:13768221493161560230%7Cdvc:c%7Cadp:1o5%7Cbku:1&gclid=Cj0KEQjwrZ24BRC098fr-OqnuMkBEiQAKQ9lgLsSeZX03O3RN6aYMNkD1cARrvjdjfradT2XlePLHC8aAnbj8P8HAQ
With one of those, you will be everybody's friend on the marina each spring!!!
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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| IanM |
Posted - 08 Apr 2016 : 10:50:07
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Originally posted by fitvit
What do you mean by polish out? The surface underneath isn't coming up quite white (but I did only put 20 mins into it, so may just need another layer of stripper) it looks like the paint may have left the white with a slight yellowing. Would this 'polish' out? Do you mean getting some T-cut type polish?
ford
I'd try a bit more stripper on the stubborn bits as long as you are happy it is not damaging the GRP. Then, yes, try a bit of T-Cut on a small area. It is an abrasive so don't overdo it. Also try some hot soapy water and a plastic pan scrubber.
If you were looking for an elbow grease project, you might have found one...
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| geezee |
Posted - 08 Apr 2016 : 10:04:40
Ooooo, that looks pretty horrific!! Much a paint stripping to be done there, my friend
Gee Zee |
