[Public-list] Bottom Job

[Mike Lehman]

I use an 8" Hitachi disk sander with 36 grit. I am very, very careful not to 
grind too much and and careful not to damage the gel coat. I finish the job 
with much finer paper when I get close to the gel coat.
Mike Lehman
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger L Kingsland" <rkingsland101 at ksba.com>
To: "Alberg30" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: [Public-list] Bottom Job


Albergers,

In asking about "careening ship," I forgot to ask the more important 
question.  How do I do a bottom job?  The deck and topsides are ready for 
paint.  I have gotten down to the gel coat a few inches below the boot 
stripe and discovered a total of about one square foot of blisters.  I don't 
know if this means I should expect more or the hull is in good shape.  Is it 
customary to sand blast everything then refinish the hull or should I take 
less drastic measures?  It was quite a chore getting the few inches of 
bottom paint off in the area of the waterline.  I used several coats of 
stripper and still had to do allot of sanding.  I would appreciate any 
suggestions, particularly "how to" reference material.

Thanks

Roger 148



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