Paint Stripping a Tinnie ???

G'Day Scrubby,

What about a heat gun and paint scraper??


Cheers Kev

I just used paint stripper on mine,the paint was peeling of any way ,the paint stripper just helped it along.
Mind you i was also tipping my old brake fluid over it as well for a few months that loosend up the paint in places LOL.

Rob.

Have not tried it on aluminium but how about plain old paint stripper. May need to do it a few times but you are retired apart from fishing are you not.
Cheers Pete

Scrubby

Having done this before, painting the boat that is, I think you’d be better off eloping with a flying Wombat!

Look, there are a few of the local blokes who’ll take you to the Nowa Howa pub and explain the evils of your thinking.

The last thing you’ll remember, after climbing out of a gum tree in the morning, is the boat!

Hope this helps. LOL

Cheers

Scrubby,


Seems a bit expensive for the soda blasting. A work mate is just starting off with a unit as a part timer - he's charging around $150/hour - I'm not sure how long a tinny would take but it was around $4000 to do an entire prime mover and chassis.

He's in Gippsland near me.

Tim - Stratford, Vic.

Mate paint stripper and a pressure washer is the way to go.

If you can afford it (money you saved by stripping it your self) get it powder coated, it is the best and most durable finish for alloy. I had mine done at the local glass and aluminium place, most of the bigger one's powder coat there own windows and are happy to do bull bars, boats etc on the side.

Regards.

I just had our ski boat trailer (20 ft long tandem Easy Tow) both sand blasted and powder-coated for $800 total. The results were fantastic. Is there a reason you have to use soda?

Pat

G'day Scrubby,

A few years ago, I bought an old Tinny that was covered in camoflage paint so decided to clean it off.
I started using paint stripper but it didn't work all that well and would reset quite hard and was using up more elbow grease than I had a supply of.
I went doen to the local hardware and bought a circular sanding disk that fits onto a 100mm grinder. They look a bit like a windmill as the sandpaper is in layers. When you see one, you will recognise it at once and they are not all that expensive. I only used one disk at the time but have used them for other jobs since.
Don't over do it as it will scratch the aluminium if you go too far past the paint although if your repainting it, you will need a rough surface to get the paint to stick.

Good luck.

Hi When working I used to detail a lot of bikes and mag wheels etc, we always used CRC Gasket Remover in the spray cans , can be bought anywhere at a reasonable cost, (Repco etc)
It's not much good for removing gaskets ,but a very good paint stripper , Magic.
It wrinkles the paint up ( much like brake fluid) and just wash off with the hose. found it good for rough finishes as well, Also good for taking off stickers and striping on plastic.
DO NOT let it get on anything you dont want stripped.
Cheers Des.