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06-05-2013, 04:20 PM
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Antifoul removal question
Has anyone had any success with the removal of Antifoul without damaging the gelcoat?
Steve
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06-05-2013, 04:37 PM
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Yes
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Originally Posted by TheMutzNuts
Has anyone had any success with the removal of Antifoul without damaging the gelcoat?
Steve
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Hi Steve I have some gear that takes antifoul off mate has it been appoxy primed as that will be a git to get off ,lots of time and only use fine grades to sand but can be done give us a bell bud
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06-05-2013, 04:55 PM
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Bro
I herd elbow grease works well! But you need to use someone else's for best results.Hope that helps.lol
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06-05-2013, 08:01 PM
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07-05-2013, 12:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by russ williams
Hi Steve I have some gear that takes antifoul off mate has it been appoxy primed as that will be a git to get off ,lots of time and only use fine grades to sand but can be done give us a bell bud
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Thanks Russ,
What's it called?
Steve
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07-05-2013, 12:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andymac
I herd elbow grease works well! But you need to use someone else's for best results.Hope that helps.lol
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Yeah .... like you thinking :o)) re: "use someone elses elbow grease".
But!!!
It ain't quite as simple as that..... Is it Bro!?
Even when you pay the going rate for a good job, there ain't so many in the Marine Industry that wana give that good job.
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07-05-2013, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Ph@ntastic
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Thanks
I'll look into it.
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07-05-2013, 12:58 PM
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Antifoul
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Originally Posted by TheMutzNuts
Thanks Russ,
What's it called?
Steve
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Hi Steve. OWATROL
Dilunett
Gel Remover
You can have what I have mate as its not cheap and I will not need it but knowing you you have probably got a big one and will need more lol
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07-05-2013, 01:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by russ williams
Hi Steve. OWATROL
Dilunett
Gel Remover
You can have what I have mate as its not cheap and I will not need it but knowing you you have probably got a big one and will need more lol
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I can second that! Great stuff.
It got through about 10 years of antifoul with 2 applications and a pressure washer - only bit it struggled with was right on the water line where the antifoul was proper hard.
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07-05-2013, 04:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andy21
I can second that! Great stuff.
It got through about 10 years of antifoul with 2 applications and a pressure washer - only bit it struggled with was right on the water line where the antifoul was proper hard.
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Ok cool .... couple more questions then :o))
Why do you think it struggled with the water line antifoul?
What was the gelcoat like beneath it when removed?
Thanks again
Steve
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07-05-2013, 06:18 PM
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I used the dilunet stuff on an old Ring, made really light work of the anti foul, but didn't touch the primer (guessing it was epoxy)
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07-05-2013, 07:13 PM
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I had a chat with the guys from Sparkes marina on Hayling at last years Southampton show because I too need to strip the antifoul from my hull and really don't want to do it by hand.
They said they'd lift it off it's trailer with straps, blast it off at low pressure to avoid any surface damage then reposition the straps to do the last bits.
From what they told me it would be just a couple of hundred quid at a 'slack' time, which sounded really good considering the mess and effort of doing it manually on a 6.5M hull.
I do have the benefit that the person who put the antifoul on many years ago didn't prepare the hull at all, so it's polished underneath and some of it has just fallen off over the years on it's own.
Nasher.
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