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Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 12/7/2010, 1:31 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat (JohnK)

: Short answer: NOOOOOOO!!!!!
: It is a petroleum distillate and contains paraffins and will cause
: orange peel dimples.
: Use soap and detergent to cleanse your hull and then wash off
: thoroughly.
: You can use alcohol if you must.
: JohnK

What he said but also sand off that bad coat completely.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Prep for fill coat
mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 12/6/2010, 3:48 pm
Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat
JohnK -- 12/6/2010, 10:00 pm
Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat
Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/7/2010, 1:31 am
Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat
mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 12/7/2010, 9:25 am
Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat
Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2010, 12:40 am
Re: Strip: Prep for fill coat
Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/7/2010, 10:37 am