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weluvlife
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Initially Posted - 10/25/2005 :  08:17:50  Show Profile  Visit weluvlife's Homepage
Have any of you used acetone to clean the bottom
of the boat right before paint application?
I have in the past, since it is much less expensive
than the other solvents I have seen.
Mark Eichman
Lake Don Pedro,CA
www.lakedonpedrosailingclub.org
'86 c25 TR, SK
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 10/25/2005 :  10:23:57  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Mark E,

Yes, I use acetone often for final cleaning before applying coatings such as epoxy, paint, varnish, etc. It works well, is relatively inexpensive, and less 'environmentally interactive' than some of the alternatives. In removing accumulated bottom paint, I sand down almost to the point of scratching the gelcoat or barrier coat. I then dissolve and wipe off the remaining paint residue with lots of acetone and paper towels. Remember to wear appropriate gloves to protect your skin from the dissolved coating as well as from the acetone.

-- Leon Sisson
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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 10/25/2005 :  16:08:11  Show Profile
I used a fair amount of acetone one way or another over the years. In one case it got under my wedding ring (yes, that WAS stupid) and peeled a perfect ring of skin out that took a very long time to heal and was never quite right. In recent years every now and then, maybe once or twice annually, all the outer layer of skin on a couple of fingers "sheds", sort of, and the underlayment is like a badly sunburned skin, then returns to normal. I attribute this to acetone abuse during the "I am young and immortal" phase of life. Other than that, it's great stuff. Fair winds, ron srsk Orion SW FL
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weluvlife
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  15:09:06  Show Profile  Visit weluvlife's Homepage
Thanks a bunch for your input Ron & Ryan. Tryin to cover all my bases:)
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 10/28/2005 :  00:16:34  Show Profile
Acetone is also useful for other things: cleaning "docking stripes" from your hull, and the top of older fenders which collect lots of grime.
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Doug
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Response Posted - 10/28/2005 :  00:22:53  Show Profile
Rinse well. I used acetone frequently on our C22. One Winter the boat developed small blisters on the top sides. Almost all in areas that had been heavily cleaned with acetone.
These days I use it a little less, but as a hull degreaser before painting makes sense.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 10/28/2005 :  07:16:34  Show Profile
If you use acetone, or any other epoxies, solvents, etc where you don't have lots of air, and maybe if you do, you should wear a 3M repirator which has the charcoal canisters on it for organic vapors. You can get them for about 30 bucks at boat us, or Home Despot. The lungs you save may be your own.
Lots of this stuff is highly carcinogenic. If you lose a family member to the big C you get somewhat sensitive to this subject.
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Doug
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Response Posted - 10/28/2005 :  20:55:22  Show Profile
True Frank- and one more thing:
Go out and buy a box of decent Nitrile gloves, then where them whenever working with solvents, caulk, paint or whatever. Keeps all those solvents and stuff off your hands and makes clean up oh so easy.
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Daniel
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Response Posted - 11/02/2005 :  17:40:06  Show Profile
Nitrile is not the right material to use with acetone - acetone eats thru it in short order. For each type of solvent you need to match it with the right glove material. See http://www.chemrest.com/Acetone%20ranking.htm

for more info on options to use with acetone.
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