tonyquoll Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hi, Just bought a ply boat, west system epoxy coated, painted white all over. Keen to get rid of the white as it seems unnecessary, could reduce weight, and is UGLY. Any tips on how to strip it off? A chemical paint stripper, or heat gun? Sand it? Can some areas be masked off? cheers Tony Hastings, tonyquoll@yahoo.com for Paper Tiger 3038, "the Mystery Tiger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've stripped back a few wooden boats and found the heat gun to be the best. Less sanding and not as messy as paint stripper. Good winter project too as it will get nice and warm in the shed when you are using it. After stripping and sanding, spray paint on Everdure. ( http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=174&item=60616&intAbsolutePage= ) an epoxy resin that seals the wood fibres, and reduce moisture absorption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquoll Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Cheers; heat gun it will be. But as the wood has been coated in West system, there wont be any wood fibres needing sealing will there? I thought paint on top of that was cosmetic and for polished finish. The current paint is about 0.5mm thick, so hoping to shed a kilo or so by going a thinner application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Even if the wood has nt absorbed and water (which I would imagine it has some), sealing it with Everdure will protect it from water absorbsion in the future. Well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Change Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Everdure is not waterproof due to it's solvent based composition meaning that when the solvent evaporates it leaves a matrix of holes. the only recourse is to apply at least two, preferably three coats of Everdure to seal those holes. There will be negligible weight gain due to the thin nature of the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Tony I found that West system doesnt really get into the wood it more bonds to it, while everdure gets right into the timber virtually turning the timber to fibreglass. The first coat is really thinned down so that it gets inside the timber and stays flexible then its up to you how much more coats you do. I dont know what you could thin west systems down with to do the same job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquoll Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Confusing. Perhaps we are talking at cross porpoises, who just want the fish! Whether or not West system has penetrated or is a surface coating, it seems an effective seal (ark! ark!). Paint applied to this existing coating would not seem to be able to penetrate as described above. Whatever the detail, I accept your collective wisdom is that some further waterproofing is required. I was hoping to strip off the ugly white paint to reveal some of the lovely timber; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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