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Stripping Montauk 17 bottom
egerrity	#1  Posted on 01/18/08 - 9:30 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 439 Comments: 2 Joined: 07/11/07	Hi all! Thanks for the last info on taking all the teak of my 1991 Montauk 17. Its currentily in the basement in the sanding stages. Question, anyone on WC from Long Island have a recomedation for a company to media blast the bottom paint off.? Any idea the cost for this service? Thanks for all the great tips1! Ed 1991 Montauk 17 - 2012 ETEC 90HP
MW	#2  Posted on 01/19/08 - 3:13 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	I got a quote of $400 for my 15' sport, instead I went with the new ablative bottom paint by "Interlux" that wears off after one season, then re-apply the next season. I could not do the right job myself with out flipping the hull, I weighed out "Damaged Hull" vs "Too much bottom paint", I went with the safe choice, from what I have read from other "W/C" member's that had it done to their boat, It leaves a mess in your driveway when they are finished with the "Blast". mw
egerrity	#3  Posted on 02/06/08 - 12:49 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 439 Comments: 2 Joined: 07/11/07	I found a company called NO-Chem Paint Stripping on LI that will come to me or I can bring the boat to there shop. They guarantee no mess cause they enclose the whole area and disposed of all debris. Price is $500. not sure if I want to open that can of worms this winter. Ed 1991 Montauk 17 - 2012 ETEC 90HP
scrimshaw	#4  Posted on 02/06/08 - 5:08 PM
Member Posts: 437 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/09/07	I had a Soda Blast crew do an Outrage,they called ahead to see how far away the nieghbors were and if they were home,upon arrival they unloaded a cooler and settled in.The men with multiple tattoos took turns with the nozzle ,the one with rubber bands on his beard watched and cursed.I have a large back yard that won't need cutting this year,the bottom is spotless,the place is a mess, $400.00. Let me know if you want their phone number.
egerrity	#5  Posted on 02/07/08 - 5:40 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 439 Comments: 2 Joined: 07/11/07	Thats a funny one... I think I'll pass on that number. Thanks and good luck with your lawn Ed 1991 Montauk 17 - 2012 ETEC 90HP
Blue_Northern	#6  Posted on 02/08/08 - 11:45 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 532 Comments: 5 Joined: 09/04/07	Did this process damage the gel-coat or did it just remove the old bottom paint?
scrimshaw	#7  Posted on 02/08/08 - 12:31 PM
Member Posts: 437 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/09/07	Blue_Northern, my gel-coat was left with a rough texture that I covered with Interlux 2000E followed by Petitt Vivid. I have seen this process many times but only once have I seen it buffed out to near original. They claim it doesn't damage gel-coat but some goes somewhere ! After spending days doing this by hand and watching this done in less than an hour I would pay again,and rehire my special crew.
SouthShoreWhaler	#8  Posted on 02/09/08 - 5:44 AM
Member Posts: 14 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/15/07	you can buy a blast&vacuum in one from harbor freight, the blast works off of compressed air like any siphon blaster, it also has a vaccum around the blast head so it also sucks and it blasts. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95502
carter samford	#9  Posted on 02/09/08 - 3:52 PM
Member Posts: 61 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/02/07	Has anyone tried dry ice blasting? I read all your posts about removing bottom paint. I am in Texas,we don't use bottom paint on trailer boats. The two big concerns seems to be the mess and it does do some damage to the gelcoat. I have seen dry ice used in industry alot down in the Houston area. It is really amazing stuff. No enviromental concerns, no inhalation hazards, the only mess would be the paint chips. It also does a great job of cleaning without damaging what is underneath. I saw a company do a demo for their work. They took a brand new Harley gas tank and coated it with this rubber spray in bedliner material. The ice removed it like nothing and the amazing thing is it didn't even scratch the black paint. I have no idea what it costs or how well it would work. I just thought it may be an alternative to soda. The company i saw working was called Ice tech. I am sure they are on the net.