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First Boat /project 16ft Aluminum (Starcraft)
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<blockquote data-quote="AZSunDevil" data-source="post: 437456" data-attributes="member: 22381"><p>Started stripping paint today. Decided to try "Citristrip" about $12 per quart from Lowes. I am about 3qts in and have almost the entire boat exterior stripped. I tried some on the inside of the boat but the interior paint seems to be much more stubborn...to be fair I only used a small amount on one of the benches. First things first, I figure I 'll get the exterior stripped and then move to the interior. I know some guys say they just sand or rough up the existing paint and paint over that as it is easier and less expensive (less materials & time involved) to prep bare aluminum for paint but this thing had several layers of "rattle can" camo and then a base layer below that which was pretty old too....so I didn't want to risk it. Would rather start with a blank canvas so to speak.</p><p></p><p>With the citristrip I find it takes that rattle can layer off right away, then the second coat (OEM paint?) below it requires some more touch up as you can see in the photo below there's some "almond" colored base paint that appears to be the original layer in patches that I had to go back and touch up. I'm waiting on a second coat of citristrip to soak in now. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]93056[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Does anyone with experience on citristrip know if it matters to remove it BEFORE it dries? It's extremely tough here because it is so HOT and DRY. I am working in the garage to keep it out of direct sun, per the citristrip instructions, but not sure if I should be removing it before it dries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZSunDevil, post: 437456, member: 22381"] Started stripping paint today. Decided to try "Citristrip" about $12 per quart from Lowes. I am about 3qts in and have almost the entire boat exterior stripped. I tried some on the inside of the boat but the interior paint seems to be much more stubborn...to be fair I only used a small amount on one of the benches. First things first, I figure I 'll get the exterior stripped and then move to the interior. I know some guys say they just sand or rough up the existing paint and paint over that as it is easier and less expensive (less materials & time involved) to prep bare aluminum for paint but this thing had several layers of "rattle can" camo and then a base layer below that which was pretty old too....so I didn't want to risk it. Would rather start with a blank canvas so to speak. With the citristrip I find it takes that rattle can layer off right away, then the second coat (OEM paint?) below it requires some more touch up as you can see in the photo below there's some "almond" colored base paint that appears to be the original layer in patches that I had to go back and touch up. I'm waiting on a second coat of citristrip to soak in now. [ATTACH type="full" alt="unnamed.jpg"]93056._xfImport[/ATTACH] Does anyone with experience on citristrip know if it matters to remove it BEFORE it dries? It's extremely tough here because it is so HOT and DRY. I am working in the garage to keep it out of direct sun, per the citristrip instructions, but not sure if I should be removing it before it dries. [/QUOTE]
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