Last Mohican
Chief Petty Officer
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EDIT: I started this thread for the the paint removal process I did to the Rebel. As I did more to the boat this thread evolved into a restoration (really more of a preservation) thread. At some point I will post up a little more on how the boat got from being a freebie on a car message board to on the water.
I decided to see what was under the orange paint on my Rebel. Looks like I got lucky. It's not perfect but it looks as good or better than the rest of the boat. There was a bad spot in the gel on both sides where the fuel tanks pushed out on each side. I ran some vinyl that looks like an old Pontiac sign to cover this and placed a short piece of 1X4 inside to displace the pressure from the top corner of the tanks.
Step 1 - Klean Strip fiberglass paint stripper
Step 2 - 400 wet paper (by hand)
Step 3 - 1000 wet paper (by hand)
Step 4 - Turtle wax green compound (low speed polisher)
Step 5 - Meguire's #49 oxidation remover (low speed polisher)
Step 6 - wax it (by hand)
This worked for me. You mileage may vary. I know there are a lot of pros out there that frown on some of the products I used. It was what I had and it worked well for me. The stripper is water clean up.
Before
After (Clickable thumbs)
I decided to see what was under the orange paint on my Rebel. Looks like I got lucky. It's not perfect but it looks as good or better than the rest of the boat. There was a bad spot in the gel on both sides where the fuel tanks pushed out on each side. I ran some vinyl that looks like an old Pontiac sign to cover this and placed a short piece of 1X4 inside to displace the pressure from the top corner of the tanks.
Step 1 - Klean Strip fiberglass paint stripper
Step 2 - 400 wet paper (by hand)
Step 3 - 1000 wet paper (by hand)
Step 4 - Turtle wax green compound (low speed polisher)
Step 5 - Meguire's #49 oxidation remover (low speed polisher)
Step 6 - wax it (by hand)
This worked for me. You mileage may vary. I know there are a lot of pros out there that frown on some of the products I used. It was what I had and it worked well for me. The stripper is water clean up.
Before
After (Clickable thumbs)
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