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Cleaning bottom antifouling paint
- Thread starter vaugse
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vaugse":2k3zmf2r said:SNIP Am I in danger of, well, bad stuff? 19' C. dory since 1993
I am sorry to tell you this. I will try to to be gentle.
For one reason or another, sooner or later, the Grim Reaper claims everyone.
You are included.
Aye.
Most folks use a blue polypropylene tarp. Then vacuum it up.
Hard to say about health hazard--may shorten your life span, but since 1993 and you are still alive. The amount and nature of toxins depends on the paint. I sanded some of the really toxic stuff back in the 1940's, and have lived to be 87. In later years I did wear a respirator and mask.
Hard to say about health hazard--may shorten your life span, but since 1993 and you are still alive. The amount and nature of toxins depends on the paint. I sanded some of the really toxic stuff back in the 1940's, and have lived to be 87. In later years I did wear a respirator and mask.
Robert H. Wilkinson
New member
The op did say he was wet sanding so I will assume he is looking for a solution to catching the runoff. A tarp might work if you raised the edges to make a dyke then a wet vac to clean out the pool. Not sure if he is looking to remove material down to the gel coat - or just to clean and rough up the surface prior to recoating.
The only wet sanding I have seen boaters do is racing sailors burnishing their bottom coat to gain a knot or 2 but it is a very messy operation since you are working overhead with everything falling on you and yes many bottom coats contain some nasty and toxic substances.
I did a lot of wet sanding on cars when base/clear paint became popular. Still have an air power wet sander that a hose hooks up to and water runs out through holes in the sand paper. If any members have a use for it I will ship it for a very reasonable price.
Good luck with your project,
Rob
The only wet sanding I have seen boaters do is racing sailors burnishing their bottom coat to gain a knot or 2 but it is a very messy operation since you are working overhead with everything falling on you and yes many bottom coats contain some nasty and toxic substances.
I did a lot of wet sanding on cars when base/clear paint became popular. Still have an air power wet sander that a hose hooks up to and water runs out through holes in the sand paper. If any members have a use for it I will ship it for a very reasonable price.
Good luck with your project,
Rob