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John J.
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Initially Posted - 10/29/2004 :  04:44:22  Show Profile
After hauling out for the first time this past weekend, I decided to pressure wash the hull to get the crud off. There are several coats of bottom paint on the hull, resulting in a rough surface (somewhat similar to the surface of the moon ). I was using a rather cheap electric pressure washer, and noticed a significant amount of paint was coming off. If I rented a high power one, I figure I just might be able to blow off enough to get to a fairly smooth surface. Anybody try this?
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 10/29/2004 :  09:53:10  Show Profile
I think there may be an orbital sander in your future.

The slickest bottom job I've seen was posted on this forum... the owner hired a guy with a 'soda blaster' (blasts baking soda instead of sand) to clean the bottom... it looked like a brand new boat when he was done. The soda blast didn't harm the gelcoat but took all the old paint off slick as a whistle.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/29/2004 :  10:50:40  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/29/2004 :  13:24:29  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Unfortunately the simple answer is no
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