Bottom Paint!!!
 

Has anyone tried removing bottom paint using soda blasting??? or any other process??? HIGH LIFE P.S. my guy in Mass. could do the bottom for $1,000...

Soda Blasting
 

Had it done to our 23 ft Proline in Fl.Was very happy with the results,think it ran about the same maybe a little less. Have him do a test patch you will loose the shine of the gel...I would do it again. Bud

My Magnum had white bottom paint on it when i got the boat in lake st clair

I had it soda blasted in the spring of last year and it cost me 1,200.00 Canada Dollars

lots of cleaning to do after, as no matter how hard you try to cover things up that white powder gets into everything when finished .

Was worth the money........Len

Boyyom paint
 

Len, My guy showed me other boats he just finished,paint stained gel!!! my hull is white, paint is black,will see what happens!!! Other option is to DA the whole bottom!!! You were lucky white paint- white bottom ! Did your's clean up O.K. HIGH LIFE

Bottom Paint
 

DA would be my last choice. Bud

High life Here are two pic's if they come threw of my Mag after i had the bottom soda blasted (Finished product)

Looks pretty good, WHAT DO YOU THINK but you can see a line where the bottom paint was. ill post what it looked like with the bottom paint.. My paint was a gray not a white i was wrong.

Only thing eles to do to make it better would be to have the bottom painted,

Ok i hope these are the rght pic's when the boat had a grey white paint on it.

Remember i scrub for a whole season trying to ware down this **** before haveing it soda blated the following year

High life I think its worth getting it done, bottom line is after there done it will still be better than haveing the bottom paint on it.

Funny when i see pic's like the above ones ive posted, i shake my head about weather to sell it or not

High Life,

Still have those E-drives?

Jeff

Yer gonna need more than e-drives to beat this!!!.....:D

Yeah soda blast it, Len's turned out pretty good. If you feel like throwing some elbow grease into it I'd say soda blast it, wet sand it, and wheel the hell out if it with a good gritty compound, I bet the majority of the luster comes back.

Okay,
I'll just ride in your boat. Lunch is on me!

Jeff

Jeff you don't need E-drives, you need a set of my super secret SP drives. I found my pic's from 1976 of the pattern for the SP drives I told you about.

woh john pavlic would be proud! keep digging in that attic as your semi un employed keep us entertained with the the shoe box of knoledge( more pictures)

Hello H2o

Good Afternoon.

Were the SP lowers for a Volvo Set up?
if so, i had a set of them also back in the 70s. Got them from Don S.( Magnum Sport - Boss Lady) in NJ. Don got them from the guys from MI. I got only the lower housings and I had them assembled, just never got around to try them.

Thank you
Jim

Don't tease me like that.
I'll bet if you keep digging in your attic you'll find a set brand new in the box. Then I will come and get them, then I will put them on my boat,then i will blast past Aaron like he is standing still!
I just might give him the finger while doing so.:D


Jeff

Maybe if you had REAL Vette motors like me!!!......:D

No they were for my Stern Power drives. I'm not surprised your speedmasters came from Michigan, When guy's like Kenny Blacks [ Li'l Rhino] Mag raced with them they needed many spares. Kenny's shop Muskie Tool & Die even made HD spare parts for Volvo drives, Back In The Day.

Hello H2o
Thank you,, supposely there were about 6-8 sets of these lowers made by the guys from Michigan,, and they were a little smaller in size then the Volvo Sp. lowers
My prop shafts to use Clever props came from the guys in Mich also.

Thank you
Best regards
Jim

Bottom paint
 

Finally had paint removed today !!! Under the black paint was blue paint ... ALL GONE...came out very good. There was some staining but I should be able to clean it up. Intend to clean up the dings, wet sand & wax ... HIGH LIFE Jeff, call me re: VOLVO e-drives, I would like to see them on another MAGNUM...781.844.8082 cell, Thanks, Michael

Soda Blasting
 

Glad you liked the outcome,it is the only way to go. Bud

Bottom paint
 

Bud, Soda blasting the bottom was the best!!!! I'll try and post pictures (with some help) . I also just purchased a dinghy for the MAGNUM!!! a 16' Donzi O/B on ebay.... Does anybody know where Shelby Twp,Mi. is ??? How many miles to Boston?? Thanks,Michael

Soda Blasting
 

Told you you would like the outcome...Shelby Mich is just north of Muskegon,western shore. You should come to pick up the Donzi and join all of us for the Mag renunion on 6/14. Bud

Bud, Shelby Twp Mich [ the Donzi location] is just north of Detroit about 25 miles, and 10 miles west of my New Baltimore location. At least that's how ebay had it listed ?? I thought about that Donzi on ebay but my back would never take the ride.

Shelby Twp.
 

Mike sorry about the wrong location....Mark is right on its location.Still look forward to seeing you at the Magnum reunion on the 14th. Bud