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Full Force 02-14-2018 06:26 PM

These messed stripped down, I got the stuff to do it just time consuming

frickstyle 02-15-2018 07:05 AM

Huh? "must be stripped down", Is that what you meant? Cause of all the corrosion, or?.... Do you have to sand them smooth?

Just curious, I have decided to scuff and shoot mine, see how they hold up. The process is pretty involved to take it down to bare metal, and if you don't get it right, you get to do it all over again in a season or two. It's pretty hard to get into all the voids/pitting, etc without the proper solvents/prep work. I am sure you know what you're doing though, I'll just keep to myself.

outonsafari 02-15-2018 07:31 AM

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this works pretty good, depending on the size of your compressor.
i use mine a lot.

Attachment 575239

don't know why the link doesn't work, but it's a portable abrasive blaster, harbor freight.
makes a mess, use outside

Full Force 02-15-2018 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by frickstyle (Post 4610317)
Huh? "must be stripped down", Is that what you meant? Cause of all the corrosion, or?.... Do you have to sand them smooth?

Just curious, I have decided to scuff and shoot mine, see how they hold up. The process is pretty involved to take it down to bare metal, and if you don't get it right, you get to do it all over again in a season or two. It's pretty hard to get into all the voids/pitting, etc without the proper solvents/prep work. I am sure you know what you're doing though, I'll just keep to myself.

it’s all good, I did the parts on the Baja, stripped all that too... it’s not bad to do, whine back of the boat lookedcnew!

1989mach1 02-15-2018 04:44 PM

Oh the good old days.....good times good times....it never gets old watching your wife face plant from the sundeck to the floor and pops up like nothing ever happened. ....lol

1MOSES1 02-17-2018 05:36 PM


Originally Posted by Full Force (Post 4609962)
Fun continues....

why not send it to a blaster? personally think your wasting your time with stripper and razor blades if it’s that bad.

Just my 0.02.

Full Force 02-18-2018 06:28 AM


Originally Posted by 1MOSES1 (Post 4610738)
why not send it to a blaster? personally think your wasting your time with stripper and razor blades if it’s that bad.

Just my 0.02.

I have a about 6 hours into stripping, not too bad, the reason I do so much myself even if it takes a while, is I HATE waiting on others.... 4 days turns into 3-4 weeks... all the time.... I cannot handle that... rather do ,myself and get my boat done, I am not one to miss seasons waiting on others... so few can come through in a timely manner...

Full Force 02-18-2018 06:35 AM

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Getting it done!!!!! gonna look so much better...

jeff32 02-18-2018 07:23 PM

Dry exhaust?

Full Force 02-18-2018 08:43 PM


Originally Posted by jeff32 (Post 4610932)
Dry exhaust?

yes, full dry, Stellings


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