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    Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off.

    Re: Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off. I got lazy towards the end but I finished her up today and got her back on the trailer. Got her numbers on her and finished putting on the rest of the PVC. Here are a few pictures from yesterday . Ed Bell
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    Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off.

    Re: Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off. Don't guess I am going to shine it up. I am almost through with the outside. Still need to get the numbers on it and the trim work around the edges. Then for the inside. I did get a piece of plywood back in...
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    Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off.

    Re: Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off. I took my boat off of the trailer yesterday and turned it upside down on saw horses again. I sprayed some real high power aluminum wash on it in one small section. It looks like it is going to take a lot of the...
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    '86 Aluminum Starcraft Restoration

    Re: '86 Aluminum Starcraft Restoration JB, here are the pictures. Took me a while but when you get old you also get slow. I bet most of this is sausage grinder parts, not outboard boat motor parts. I know the blue thingy came out of the back of my boat but I don't know what it is. My boat...
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    aluminum boat help needed

    Re: aluminum boat help needed Kfa, enjoyed the video. Your boat does look somewhat like my 14 ft AT. Mine has bee gutted and has an old piece of HVAC duct work as one of the seats. I do have a couple of fishing seats that fit on both seats. The other seat may also be a piece of duct work as...
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    Need help buffing out an old aluminum boat after taking 6 coats of paint off.

    I just finished taking 6 coats of paint off of this old 1954 aluminum Arkansaw Travler and need some help with ideas about buffing it out. I just can't seem to be able to get it back like original. I have tried aluminum wash, rubbing compound, vinigar, polishing wax etc. Nothing seems to work...
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    14 Ft. Sears Aluminum Project

    Re: 14 Ft. Sears Aluminum Project Cam, I am working on a 14 ft. Aluminum Arkansas Travler almost exactly like your Sears. These guys on iboat have been a great help. This is my first project boat and has really occupied a lot of my time. I am working through removing 6 coats of paint. Your...
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    What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there?

    Re: What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there? Watermann, you work quicker than I do. I've not even completed stripping the outside and I have more than 14 hours in mine, but without a buddy. Best I can count, I have 6 coats. One or two may be some primers. It takes about 3 or 4...
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    What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there?

    Re: What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there? Wood, I checked out your "Paint Your Boat" link. Great information, however; that made it sound more complicated and involved than I was expecting. I was just going to take a spray can and go to work on the inside. Guess I may need to...
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    What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there?

    Re: What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there? I finished off that CitrusStrip and got the Kleer Strip in today. Worked all day on it with that KleerStrip and I may be a third of the way there. Here is a picture. Think I am just going to leave it natural, no paint. Guess I will...
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    What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there?

    Re: What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there? Bwana Don, thanks for the link for the 3M pads. I started to order one but the $6.00 postage scared me off. I did order a new Kawasaki angle grinder today and a gallon of aircraft stripper. The 4 inch wire brush that I was using on my...
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    What is the best Aircraft Paint Stripper out there?

    I have an old 60 year old Arkansas Travler that has 5 coats of paint on it. I worked on the transom yesterday for a couple hours and still don't have it to the bare aluminum. I used a belt sander, a palm sander, a wire brush and Rust-Oleum Aircraft paint stripper. In my book that stripper is...
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    Well, here goes nothin'....new Arkansas Traveler, 14' aluminum...pics. Tips apprec.

    Re: Well, here goes nothin'....new Arkansas Traveler, 14' aluminum...pics. Tips appr Three (3) pretty February days in a row alowed me to finish up with my trailer re-do's. I put new lights, trailer jack, put tubes in the dry rotted tires, new rope for the winch and painted it. Looks almost...
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    Well, here goes nothin'....new Arkansas Traveler, 14' aluminum...pics. Tips apprec.

    Re: Well, here goes nothin'....new Arkansas Traveler, 14' aluminum...pics. Tips appr I had to send you one more picture. It looks almost like your picture. Ed Bell
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    Well, here goes nothin'....new Arkansas Traveler, 14' aluminum...pics. Tips apprec.

    Re: Well, here goes nothin'....new Arkansas Traveler, 14' aluminum...pics. Tips appr I got one nearly identical about a month ago. Here are some of my pictures. I've started on some improvements but the weather does not seem to want to cooperate. Got my trailer painted and tubes in the dry...
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    14ft Arkansas Traveler

    Re: 14ft Arkansas Traveler Mid December, I purchase what I would assume is a 1954 AT. I messed up and registered it as a 1957. Hopefully, that won't be a problem. I have started with a slight re-do. I will try to post pictures. I would like to paint it similar to yours. Probably a biger...
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    Arkansas Travler SP 14 needs some attention

    I just bought an old 14 foot Arkansas Travler and a Dixie Craft Trailer at a steal. I plan to clean it up some and put it back on the market through a local Craig's List. Is there any market for a boat like this or not? Any suggestions to bring top dollar would be appreciated. I will try to...
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