Advice needed

[bob1340]

I have an old Sears 12 foot fiberglass I will restore soon. The previous owner put down a heavy coat of resin at some point. I don't think it was gelcoat. Of course there was no prep work so much of it is just falling off. This layer of "whatever" is pretty thick, 1/8" or so. Is there any stripper product that is safe to use on those areas this stuff has actually adhered to or am I just buying lots of 36 and 50 grit paper?

 

[ghamby]

Re: Advice needed

what doesn't come up with a putty knife and maybe a heat gun sands off with
the sandpaper. What goes on by the square foot comes off by the square
inch.

 

[bob1340]

Re: Advice needed

what doesn't come up with a putty knife and maybe a heat gun sands off with
the sandpaper. What goes on by the square foot comes off by the square
inch.

Heat gun, had not thought of that. I have removed some pieces that were at least 6" square. LOL, I thought about dropping the boat from about 4' high on to the driveway. I bet a huge amount of this stuff would shatter off.