Removing antifoul

[gavin]

Found this out by accident recently, while working on a gel repair on a friends boat.Using actone on a cloth completly removes antifoul and primer, no sanding right down to the hull gel coat, no expensive paint stripper needed, and it evapourates from the surface quickly too.

[Daniel TD5]

ive been using mek solvent on my hull works very well

but its still taking a long time

dan

[Nasher]

Guys

Please be careful, I worked in the Gravure print industry long enough to know what solvents like mek etc can do to you.

At the very least, without decent protection they will dry the skin on your hands to a point where they will crack allowing in infections and possibly causing future problems with your skin.

At the worst, your nob will fall off.

Don't laugh, if you need a pee halfway through the job do you always remove all traces of the solvent from your hands before handling the bits with the delicate skin? Not a good place to end up with skin cancer.

I'm not being alarmist, I've seen the training films and seen the state of some printers before they retire.

I going to take it as read that your working in a well ventalated area and not near a possible source of a spark. Electric drill for example!

Nasher

[Scotty]

Originally Posted by Nasher

Guys

At the worst, your nob will fall off.

Don't laugh, if you need a pee halfway through the job do you always remove all traces of the solvent from your hands before handling the bits with the delicate skin? Not a good place to end up with skin cancer.

I'm not being alarmist, I've seen the training films and seen the state of some printers before they retire.

My mates a printer. I better ring him and ask how his knob is . I hope he washes his hands before he has a wan* . Hurry up moderator ...I'm drunk and piss**g myself with laughter at the "your knob will fall off" comment.