Boat:1984 Mark Twain 210 Escape
So at some point in this boats life a PO painted everything above the belt line a cream color. Its rolled on and looks passable from 30ft away but since I bought this boat as a restoration project, I'd like to remove the paint and go back to whatever was originally under there.
What is the best way to go about this? Chemical stripper? Wet sanding? I assume they used some kind of marine paint, but I'm not really sure, it could be Rustoleum for all I know. Looks like they even painted over the vinyl decals too.
If I use a paint stripper, what are the chances that I'm going to be able to get it down to the gelcoat and polish it back to a shine? Am I better of just scuffing it up and trying to paint over it. Would stripper ruin any vinyl underneath?
So at some point in this boats life a PO painted everything above the belt line a cream color. Its rolled on and looks passable from 30ft away but since I bought this boat as a restoration project, I'd like to remove the paint and go back to whatever was originally under there.
What is the best way to go about this? Chemical stripper? Wet sanding? I assume they used some kind of marine paint, but I'm not really sure, it could be Rustoleum for all I know. Looks like they even painted over the vinyl decals too.
If I use a paint stripper, what are the chances that I'm going to be able to get it down to the gelcoat and polish it back to a shine? Am I better of just scuffing it up and trying to paint over it. Would stripper ruin any vinyl underneath?