NewatRC

I am new to boats, but I just was given a boat hull and am wanting to build it up. I am not sure what type of boat it is, hopefully will find a digital camera soon. I can tell you that it is all fiberglass. There is a small crack on the top that I need to patch, but the paint needs to come off (currently half off). I have tried 60 grain coarse sandpaper and it is not doing anything against the paint. Can anyone recommend how I can get this really old pain off?

Thank you!

cheeseclip

thinners or a weak acid

Umi_Ryuzuki

Easy off oven cleaner, or Orange handcleaner, or Simple green.
All three love taking paint off.

tazmaniaboats

is the paint really gone or because you don.t like it?the boat is fiber glass i think ?60 grit sand papers is abit exagerated as a grit size try 180 or you will end up using a hole can of hard metal or body filler
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TERBObob

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Kinda hard to understand that 60 grit SP won't remove the OLD paint ( and part of the glass as well ) ? Is the paint gumming or something ? What do you mean when you say it won't remove ?

ZCOPTER

IT ALMOST SOUND LIKE YOUR TRYING TO TAKE OFF THE GEL COAT! WHAT COLOR IS IT? ARE YOU SURE IT'S PAINT?

NewatRC

When attempting to remove the paint, it isn't removing anything, just smoothing the texture. The reason why I have to remove the paint is two fold. First, it is only about 45% covered with paint, in patchs. Second, I have to sand there area around a crack on the top of the hull to repair it.

and for the person with all caps.... switch to decaff and relax, its not like I doing anything to your boat.