[Public-List] Copper Bottom Paint Removal

[George Dinwiddie]

Ted,

I've just been doing this very thing today, and have a couple things to 
add to what Mike says.

  1. You don't generally need to take ALL of the ablative paint off.  If 
it's building up over time, maybe you're painting the bottom too often. 
  I just smooth it down, and put a new coat on top.

  2. Have the beers while you're doing the job.  They're not enough 
afterwards--at least, not at my age.  Have a couple scotches, instead. 
Scotch is really good for sore muscles and joints.

  - George [as I hobble over to the cabinet for another scotch]

Mike Lehman wrote:
> I have found that ablative bottom paints can be scrubbed off. At
> least that is true for Microm CSC. It is real messy, and takes a long
> time...but get a garden hose, wet the area, and hand scrub (did I
> tell you it was hard too?) the area. Once a slurry starts to develop,
> rinse the area and continue to scrub until you see gelcoat. I use a
> barbeque scrubber. It leaves the area under your boat 'painted' with
> the wash, but there is no dust, but you do get tired and wet. Then
> have a couple of beers.
 >
>> From: tedliszczak at metrocast.net
>>
>> Any suggestion for removing 20 years of ablative copper bottom paint. 
>> The concerns I have are environmental, personal health, and either 
>> chemical or mechanical methods. What has worked best, quickest with the 
>> least personal toxicity.

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