repaint boat on fiberglass????

timbecht

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i have a 74 starcraft bass boat and the paint is chipping all the way to the fiberglass the ?? is can i use paint stipper to get the reswt of it off and go down to the fiberglass layer without hurting the fiberglass layer
 

Rickairmedic

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

Tim if thats a glass boat then thats not paint cracking and peeling its gelcoat. whats the possibilety of you posting some pics so we can see the damage :D. Oh yeah welcome to iboats and once we see pics The Starcraft Club :D.

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tallcanadian

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

What's up with all these Starcrafts..lol. Actually, I saw a beautiful older aluminum Strarcraft yesterday but didn't have my camera with me. I mean it was mint.
 

Rickairmedic

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

Tall you shoulda drug it home then you could be part of the Club to :D.


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timbecht

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

ok here they are
 

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Rickairmedic

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

TC those are sure pretty but I to would have to wait till after I got out of the Pen for robbing banks to get one :D.



Tim that looks like Gel coat to me how about a wider angle shot of the issue . I think you have bigger problems than a simple paintjob is gonna fix unfortunaately not that it cant be fixed but its onna take more than some paint.


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robbankston

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

Tim that looks like Gel coat to me how about a wider angle shot of the issue . I think you have bigger problems than a simple paintjob is gonna fix unfortunaately not that it cant be fixed but its onna take more than some paint.


Rick

I agree. Looks like cancer doctor. :eek:
 

timbecht

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

here is some more pics of it and the paint on top is the prob and i can scrape big spots of it off with a putty knife
 

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timbecht

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Re: repaint boat on fiberglass????

it is just the top half of boat hull is like new the paint or gel coat on top is very thin and it comes off pretty easily in some spots but the main glass layer looks very good shape just need to know how to get it off without hurting the fiberglass layer the most economical and fastest way please need ideas like using a wire wheel brush on my grinder or any other ways like paint stipper ect....
 
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