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<blockquote data-quote="LaqueRatt" data-source="post: 499695" data-attributes="member: 32586"><p>What I did recently to my AlumaCraft was much simpler and the results were pretty dang good! I spent an hour with a putty knife, scraping off anything that was lifting. No big deal, didn't even break a sweat. Wiped it down with thinner per directions on the paint I used and just went to town on it with a paint brush. Took very little time, effort, or money. </p><p></p><p>Sold it to some people who were awed by how nice it looked. Sure if you looked close you could see some edges and a run or two, maybe more, from the previous owners. </p><p></p><p>I think what is sorta missed in discussions like this is what is the desired result? If you want to restore it and make it look like new, by all means remove all the old paint and prime it. There are no easy ways to accomplish this though. </p><p></p><p>All I wanted to do was take an ugly old boat with several coats of paint and make it look respectable. Since I had left over paint and it would be a 5 min job to touch up anything that lifts I did not seriously consider primer. I could care less if some eventually peels since it was not perfect and could not easily be made perfect. </p><p></p><p>To add a little to this discussion for those who do wish to take it down to bare metal. I did an entire car in an afternoon using those chunky hamburger patty looking disc things in an angle grinder. Think 3M makes them, but Harbor Freight has a similar product that is a lot cheaper and works just as well. I went through like 4 or 5 and had to use a brass wire wheel in the tight spots. Just my 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LaqueRatt, post: 499695, member: 32586"] What I did recently to my AlumaCraft was much simpler and the results were pretty dang good! I spent an hour with a putty knife, scraping off anything that was lifting. No big deal, didn't even break a sweat. Wiped it down with thinner per directions on the paint I used and just went to town on it with a paint brush. Took very little time, effort, or money. Sold it to some people who were awed by how nice it looked. Sure if you looked close you could see some edges and a run or two, maybe more, from the previous owners. I think what is sorta missed in discussions like this is what is the desired result? If you want to restore it and make it look like new, by all means remove all the old paint and prime it. There are no easy ways to accomplish this though. All I wanted to do was take an ugly old boat with several coats of paint and make it look respectable. Since I had left over paint and it would be a 5 min job to touch up anything that lifts I did not seriously consider primer. I could care less if some eventually peels since it was not perfect and could not easily be made perfect. To add a little to this discussion for those who do wish to take it down to bare metal. I did an entire car in an afternoon using those chunky hamburger patty looking disc things in an angle grinder. Think 3M makes them, but Harbor Freight has a similar product that is a lot cheaper and works just as well. I went through like 4 or 5 and had to use a brass wire wheel in the tight spots. Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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