Paint Stripper on hull?

[barbender55]

Hi gents, I am getting some water seapage through my fiberglass hull (1979 22ft Campion) so a new gelcoat seems to be in order. My question is can I use a paint stripper to speed the process along or will my hull delaminate? Any info/experiences appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[Solittle]

Re: Paint Stripper on hull?

Why do you want to use the stripper? Is it painted now? <br /><br />As for info go to the red search at the top of the page and enter "painting" there are over 200 threads on this so sit back & read away. I think you will find that most will recommend that you stay away from gelcoat & use a quality marine pain system.

 

[barbender55]

Re: Paint Stripper on hull?

Thanks for the reply Solite. The hull has antifouling paint on it now and it is several layers thick (1979 hull) I wanted to bring it down to the gelcoat so that I could re-seal it with another coat of gelcoat and repaint it with new antifouling. Sanding was taking forever so I thought there might be a quicker way, although when I did a search like you mentioned I did see that some recomend and some do not. With boats I guess there is never an easy answer. Cheers.