Recent content by jdspringr07

I've been trying to find as non-evasive of a method as possible. I have posted up a few ad requests (on craiglists) for someone that can soda blast or dry-ice blast for a reasonable price. I've gotten a few responses back, but most of them are the typical "Hey man, I know you said you wanted a...

I've found out that the cold weather isn't the problem. I took the aircraft stripper to my buddies house to let him try some on his trailer reno. project. It stripped it down really quick. After doing a little reading, I think part of it has to do with all of the spray paint that was used on...

If you go over an area too slowly, the heatgun will not do well whatsoever. Its about a decent pace and consistency I found.

Thanks for the information! I didn't get much accomplished this weekend on the boat. I ended up spending most of the weekend cleaning out the garage in preperation for the winter. On a positive note, however, is that I measured out the spaces for where I'm going to build a temporary paint booth...

Thank you for the information. When you say "20" inches, do you mean width on the back? Also, where am I supposed to measure for the transom? I measured out 54" in the center, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to do an average between the bottom, middle, and top.

I don't believe they are. I think that they were made for tubing or towing (not entirely certain). They appear to be installed originall and also mount through the transom.

I just purchased a heatgun (700 farenheit - 1000 farenheit). After letting the stripper sit on for about 5 minutes, I quickly go back and forth over the surface on the highest setting. It "cooks" up the stripper a little better in colder weather conditions. I scrape off the first layer, then...

I think the stripper isn't working quite as well because it is getting colder outside. I need to find a warmer place to apply it =/. I'm still receiving a lot of excess paint because of the colder weather. Even with the aircraft stripper.

Sure didn't :).

There's no record of the exact model and I don't have much information with the planets on the boat, but my closest guess (with the weight/passenger capacity tag) is a 1959 Durcraft Sportsman Deluxe. Question for someone -- is the maximum horsepower limit due to the transom in place or is it...

I'm not entirely certain yet. With my wire brushing I have been able to get out a lot of the little scratches, but some of the dings on the side is very apparent with an aluminum finish. I've got to figure a way to get the dents out without damaging the hull :).

I was only considering the higher horse motor because I'm considering taking it on the Missouri for some River fishin'. I'll have to give the plastic wrap a try tomorrow when I got pickup supplies. Hopefully I can get the entire bottom of the boat stripped by the end of weekend. I want to get...

I've learned a couple of lessons today. 1 - Shell out the extra money and pick up Aircraft Stripper if you want to strip down to aluminum. It is roughly $20 more for a big container, but overall (especially on an older boat like mine) I think it will save in stripper cost. If I was to stick...

The pictures are in order: 1st - Mostly finished with the back of the boat. I need to grind off the original bolts to get the two handles off in the rear so I can finish cleaning it up and to replace the transom. 2nd - Left side of boat after typical aluminum safe stripper (5+ layer stripper)...