Removing paint from mast

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SilentNumber

12 posts

SilentNumber

12 posts

22 Jul 2020 6:06am

I plan to remove the 30 year old paint from my mast and leave it back to the bare aluminium any ideas for removing the paint. Soda blast, paint stripper? There are lots of paint strippers but which one actually works, and has anyone soda blaster. Any help would be great.
Cheers

SilentNumber

12 posts

SilentNumber

12 posts

22 Jul 2020 6:09am

Yes we are re rigging the boat atm and have decided to remove the paint as its gone a bit flaky in parts

Imax1

QLD

4937 posts

Imax1

QLD, 4937 posts

22 Jul 2020 8:10am

The paint could be effecting the curve.

Tequila !

1028 posts

Tequila !

WA, 1028 posts

22 Jul 2020 7:25am

Rough it surface up w a beartex/scotch brite pad and brush paint stripper and scrape it off.

Aluminium will be damaged w blasting.

FormulaNova

15100 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15100 posts

23 Jul 2020 7:58am

Imax1 said..
The paint could be effecting the curve.

You are a funny guy.

Subsonic

3413 posts

Subsonic

WA, 3413 posts

23 Jul 2020 8:30am

Tequila ! said..
Rough it surface up w a beartex/scotch brite pad and brush paint stripper and scrape it off.

Aluminium will be damaged w blasting.

Not all blasting is that aggressive.
But I agree, why burn money getting it done when you can do it with some paint stripper.

psychojoe

2241 posts

psychojoe

WA, 2241 posts

23 Jul 2020 10:49am

I think it was the Digger's product in the yellow can at Bunnings that worked the best. I tried a lot of them. Better just to ask someone in the paint department, I find them surprisingly knowledgeable.
Edit. Also, be aware that methylene chloride will hydrolyze in the humidity and become corrosive.

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