I'll add that this solvent wash is extreeeeeemly caustic. I disolved my vinyl gloves right off my hands. So be careful. It also destroyed the seals on my Timex watch. So all the buttons don't work. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:49 AM Subject: M_Boats: Bottom paint/barrier
> > Several new owners have commented on getting barrier coats or paint onto > their hulls. > > I just did this, reluctantly but necessarily, due to a gelcoat blister > problem. > > I was a first-timer and, so, studied up on it for a long enough time that > folks probably wondered if I'd ever wade in.? One important bit of > instruction came fairly late in my reading, but I was able to take > advantage of it.? I've forgotten now whether it was West or Interlux or > both, but recommendations were to not only sand (if and as necessary -- > with several hundred small blisters, it was necessary in my case), but to > clean the area of the hull to be painted, with the strong solvent intended > for the purpose of dissolving the waxy component in the surface of > the?gelcoat, as well as any residue of fiberglass mold release agents.? > Interlux' version is Fiberglass 202 Solvent Wash.? I believe West's is > called "Thinner and Dewaxer." > > Otherwise, you're applying your expensive barrier or antifouling coats > over a slick, waxy surface, to which they may not adhere reliably. > > Maybe this is widely known, but the references here?to getting paint on > the bottoms haven't mentioned it, so I thought I would, for those whose > work is still ahead of them. > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
