Bottom sanding day - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

missing link · 03-22-2005, 09:10 PM

**thanks god that we have no bottom paint.**

that must suck man! but you gatta do it. me and dad will be waxing the hull before we no it

see ya

thefishingfreak · 03-22-2005, 09:49 PM

wetsand it with a drywall screen on a pole. saves a ton of dust.

Fish On · 03-23-2005, 03:29 AM

Please be sure to wear a proper respirator. The contents of bottom paint scare the heck out of me. I can't help but thinking that we'll someday be reading about bottom paint the same way we now read about asbestos.

Safety first!

afterhours · 03-23-2005, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish On

Please be sure to wear a proper respirator. The contents of bottom paint scare the heck out of me. I can't help but thinking that we'll someday be reading about bottom paint the same way we now read about asbestos.

Safety first!

..and do what FF said.

thefishingfreak · 03-23-2005, 12:09 PM

it's a swively head sandpaper holder thing that goes on the end of a pole. they use them to sand drywall.
home depot has them.
you clamp different grit sanding screens on there and go to town while running the water hose. makes short work of it.

Phestaris · 03-23-2005, 02:55 PM

Mike, I'm getting ready to do the cat, I'm not sure I understand your technique, wanna come by and show me ? I'm hoping to splash by mid April.

thefishingfreak · 03-24-2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Phestaris

Mike, I'm getting ready to do the cat, I'm not sure I understand your technique, wanna come by and show me ? I'm hoping to splash by mid April.

Lee, i'll help you anytime.
i can sand bottom paint like the #^&#^&#^&#^&ens.
our little friends will be here in less than a month.

you know where to find me

Mr. Sandman · 03-23-2005, 03:00 PM

My dad died from Lung Cancer and didn't smoke. But he sanded his copper bronze bottom paint. (hmmmm) TThat stuff was really nasty)

I don't like doing bottoms. I do some touch up mid-season though. (g;oves and mask on)

I wish I had one of those air-lift systerms to elevate my boat and not have bottom paint at all. But for now, I pay the yard a couple bills to paint it in the spring as part of their recommisioning

Vectorfisher · 03-23-2005, 09:10 PM

I would love to be able to just scuff it up but it all has to go right down to the gel coat, I have done some research and found a 2 part epoxy paint that can be color matched to my hull, it has no antifouling properties, is stain resistant, and I am told I can expect to get 10 years out of it, and pick up a few top end knots

Unfortunately I found out about the antifouling paint the hard way I had sanded it off the sides of my boat last summer and the first time I did not bother with a respirator

I had the worst ice cream headache with sinus pain to match I have ever had.

beamie · 03-23-2005, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

wetsand it with a drywall screen on a pole. saves a ton of dust.

FF Mike. Please give me the details on that process. I am not into drywall. What is the screen look like. I do like the idea and I think will try it this year.

Of course still stuck at sea but will be home in a month to slay Mackeral