I want to strip the bottom this winter.
Chemicals? or Soda Blasting?
Any Ideas?

Here is bottom now Im haveing new drive put on this week that is why it is out of the water.

Justin

There was a thread somewhere real recently about soda blasting and how great it turned out and that it only set them back a couple hundred bucks....

That was mine everyone around here is like 1500 dollars.

Got any idea what type of paint is on the bottom ? It may be an ablative which will wear off over a couple seasons.
ed

www.greeniceblasting.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HprefwpErtk

This works great; not as abrasive and no mess.

I've done some work with the Green Ice folks on the compressor end. Awesome setup, we actually used it to degrease machines and vehicles. Drive it in the cleaning rack, degrease it, drive it out again. I would see if they are local and get an estimate..

The other Scott B

Home of all things Donzi, and more!!!

These are some guys we've used several places across the country, but they are up by you fairly close (I think).

Precision Iceblast Corporation
N3908 Highway 41
Wallace, MI 49893
Phone: 906-864-2421 Fax: 906-864-2425

If I remember correctly they will also rent you the equipment. Worth a look anyway.

I had my 27 magnum marine soda blasted and was pretty happy
they charge me 800.00 Canadian, but mine was a smaller boat

Len

did all of you guys that had bottoms soda blasted re-paint again or compound and wax??. the boats Ive seen done have come out nice except the gel was roughed up pretty bad. Great if you repaint, but it looked like it would be hard to make shine again.