I am in the process of stripping and painting my 1985 Spring Box 16'. It has 3 or 4 layers of paint. So far I have spread paint stripping chemicals on it and gave it a quick scrape after a long time, it kinda helped... but it took 1 or maybe 2 layers. I tried stripping it with a 3m stripping disk before the solvents and it took a lifetime to do 4 Sq ft. I'm going to throw another coat of stripper on it and try scraping it with the wire brush like you have done, I feel like it will work really well. I'll finish with the stripping disk and whatever sanding tools to get around the 10 million rivets
@FAN3LL1 circa 1850 heavy body paint and varnish remover plus pressure washer. I just restored my 16' aluminum 1977 springbok rocket III runabout. Apply it thick with paint brush seal with plastic for a few hours to remove even more paint in one go then pressure wash off. Made project 1000x easier than sanding plus didn't leave sanding marks so I could have polished metal to a mirror surface if I wanted to.
I am very close to doing this. Yours looks like it works the best by far that I have seen. THANK YOU!!! EDIT: Were you using the old formula or the new formula in this video? I hear the old one was much stronger.
Hi, am in the process of stripping my 14-36 lowe - I used the orange Citristrip spray , let it curdle the paint, then used a shop vac to actually suction most of the paint off - very little scraping needed
You are lucky dude. I put solvable paint stripper gel on my boat. I had a go at it with a scraper after the advertised 20 mins, then 4 hours, then just a few minutes ago the next day. It took 1 or 2 layers off, but there is still a full layer of primer and some spots have paint on that primer. A few bare spots. I'm going to do another coat and follow the same process that this man in the video did. You got lucky
Short answer....Scuffing and etching make aluminum more able for paint to adhere to. Scuffing is done usually with a wire brush or sandpaper, and etching is done with chemicals.
Man I'm trying to figure out the SAME THING. I've used 3 different sanders, but I didn't think of this. If I remember I'll let you know in the next week or 2
Lots of ways to skin a cat. I started with putty knife and edged tools. These were just inefficient over a large area or around dozens of rivits, we're the wire brush picked up more material and got the gunk from around the rivits...a blade couldn't do that.
Aluminum surfaces need special preparation before painting. This differs from most surfaces in that aluminum must be etched. Etching is a technique that involves coating the metal with an acid, which causes a chemical reaction that in turn produces a slight engraving. This helps paint adhere to the aluminum surface.
@@Fronk11 Update: The pressure washer does not work. I used many different paint strippers and no luck. I got so impatient with it. I had a buddy sand blast it for me. His rig took the paint right off. Took no time. Either way, paint stripping sucks.
@riverdog1643 oh buddy. I have been at it for like 6 hours with a couple little breaks. I applied paint stripper to the whole thing then scraped it down this morning and vaccuumed the paint up, then I applied another coat of stripper and scrubbed the whole thing with a wire brush. I am about to power wash the inside heavily, then I'll sand it all with a paint stripper disk and sandpaper to get it ready for paint and remove the last bit of paint left. The second coat and wire brush got rid of most of the paint, but there will be a lot of elbow grease with the power tools still
I am in the process of stripping and painting my 1985 Spring Box 16'. It has 3 or 4 layers of paint. So far I have spread paint stripping chemicals on it and gave it a quick scrape after a long time, it kinda helped... but it took 1 or maybe 2 layers. I tried stripping it with a 3m stripping disk before the solvents and it took a lifetime to do 4 Sq ft. I'm going to throw another coat of stripper on it and try scraping it with the wire brush like you have done, I feel like it will work really well. I'll finish with the stripping disk and whatever sanding tools to get around the 10 million rivets
@FAN3LL1 circa 1850 heavy body paint and varnish remover plus pressure washer. I just restored my 16' aluminum 1977 springbok rocket III runabout. Apply it thick with paint brush seal with plastic for a few hours to remove even more paint in one go then pressure wash off. Made project 1000x easier than sanding plus didn't leave sanding marks so I could have polished metal to a mirror surface if I wanted to.
I am very close to doing this. Yours looks like it works the best by far that I have seen. THANK YOU!!!
EDIT: Were you using the old formula or the new formula in this video? I hear the old one was much stronger.
Hi, am in the process of stripping my 14-36 lowe - I used the orange Citristrip spray , let it curdle the paint, then used a shop vac to actually suction most of the paint off - very little scraping needed
You are lucky dude. I put solvable paint stripper gel on my boat. I had a go at it with a scraper after the advertised 20 mins, then 4 hours, then just a few minutes ago the next day. It took 1 or 2 layers off, but there is still a full layer of primer and some spots have paint on that primer. A few bare spots. I'm going to do another coat and follow the same process that this man in the video did. You got lucky
How many quarts for the entire boat?
I use air craft remover paint stripper. Once it bubbles up use a good pressure washer and it blows it right off
Everyone says this, but I'm worried about the 30L of paint chips that it will blow onto my grass for the birds to eat lol.
“Scuff it and edge it.” What does that mean and why do you do it?
Short answer....Scuffing and etching make aluminum more able for paint to adhere to. Scuffing is done usually with a wire brush or sandpaper, and etching is done with chemicals.
Sweet I’m started with a razor 🪒 scraper ugh taking forever
When did you use the paint stripping wheel and drill. Before the liquid paint stripper or after ? How long do you let the liquid paint stripper soak ?
After. To clean up the residual paint and around each rivit. Also to lightly skuff the aluminum. Test after a few minutes. Keep it wet.
Man stripping this paint off my job boat has been a nightmare. Did you sand at all after before painting?
Man I'm trying to figure out the SAME THING. I've used 3 different sanders, but I didn't think of this. If I remember I'll let you know in the next week or 2
that brush seems like it takes a lot longer than just using a razorblade tool or a metal putty knife right? otherwise lookin' good
Lots of ways to skin a cat. I started with putty knife and edged tools. These were just inefficient over a large area or around dozens of rivits, we're the wire brush picked up more material and got the gunk from around the rivits...a blade couldn't do that.
@@adventuretim4356 ahhh ya the rivets would be a pain with a putty knife
What is the term you used. To etch mean..
Aluminum surfaces need special preparation before painting. This differs from most surfaces in that aluminum must be etched. Etching is a technique that involves coating the metal with an acid, which causes a chemical reaction that in turn produces a slight engraving. This helps paint adhere to the aluminum surface.
What is the paint stripper?
JASCO Premium Paint and Epoxy Remover.
It looks like a pressure washer would have cleaned that right up.
Everyone says this, but I'm worried about the 30L of paint chips that it will blow onto my grass for the birds to eat lol.
@@Fronk11 Update: The pressure washer does not work. I used many different paint strippers and no luck. I got so impatient with it. I had a buddy sand blast it for me. His rig took the paint right off. Took no time. Either way, paint stripping sucks.
@riverdog1643 oh buddy. I have been at it for like 6 hours with a couple little breaks. I applied paint stripper to the whole thing then scraped it down this morning and vaccuumed the paint up, then I applied another coat of stripper and scrubbed the whole thing with a wire brush. I am about to power wash the inside heavily, then I'll sand it all with a paint stripper disk and sandpaper to get it ready for paint and remove the last bit of paint left. The second coat and wire brush got rid of most of the paint, but there will be a lot of elbow grease with the power tools still
@@Fronk11 A sandblaster, makes really quick work of it. Good luck to you brother!!