Tips for sanding/repainting
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Topic: Tips for sanding/repainting
Posted By: richardhenderso
Subject: Tips for sanding/repainting
Date Posted: 02 Dec 06 at 4:35pm
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Have just acquired a 30 year old (but well looked after) Mirror. Although a geriatric I am effectively new to this lark, but the family seem keen and I am following in their wake (as it were). The boat is perfectly sailable now, but needs a bit of tlc before the spring. A little of the tape has dried out and come adrift around the gunwales. It doesn't seem to be holding anything together. Is it OK just to sand this down? The hull has been painted several times & I would quite like to strip it and start again. What is the best way to do this ... flat sander? Paintstripper? Or what? Would value the advice of you salty dogs. ------------- Richard |
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Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 02 Dec 06 at 8:37pm
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Sand, i would. Get it nice and flat, then put a couple of coats on. With tape, peel off the bits that are coming off anyway, and it might be best to put some more on. May i direct you to the mirror forum, where they have some very expert advice: edit: should work now (Mark) |
Posted By: richardhenderso
Date Posted: 02 Dec 06 at 11:14pm
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Many thanks. Got to the Mirror forum. Will try there. ------------- Richard |
Posted By: pippa3
Date Posted: 08 Jan 07 at 6:54pm
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Hi Richard I recommend you also have a look at http://www.cvrda.org/ - http://www.cvrda.org/ - there's loads of information about restoring dinghies in the forum. Also http://www.trident-uk.com/shop/acatalog/index.html - http://www.trident-uk.com/shop/acatalog/index.html have loads of parts and advice for Mirrors. You find Mirror parts for sale constantly on EBay too. Best way to strip the paint is to use Nitromors stripper and wirewool followed by careful sanding with an orbital sander - make sure you don't sand through the tape - it holds the hull panels together! Use fibreglass resin to reseal any loose tape. More tape can be bought from any chandler. Cheers Neil |
Posted By: Gritty
Date Posted: 18 Feb 07 at 9:52pm
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Neil, loads of really good marine restorartion products available from 2012 Marine. http://www.2012marine.com - www.2012marine.com Click opn their Latest news and follow the link, not the easiest to get to but goldmine.....! Cheers Gritty |
Posted By: Barty
Date Posted: 19 Feb 07 at 6:45pm
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OK here's a wild one. I too have just got an old mirror and decided to strip it back to bare wood. I have spent many years with Ents, nitromorse, sand paper and have always lost the will to live. This is when I decided to try an 115mm angle grinder with 80 grit sanding pad on rubber backing plate The results.....if you are comfortable with this type of power tool, then it took me 3 hours to strip 98% of the paint, primer and undercoat off. I think there was about 4 grooves where I went a little deep (not through the outer skin) then a good sand down with 120 grit and a conventional sander and they were gone. I just took off the first 2mm of the tape where it stood proud and then lighting sanded it all over (not with the grinder). Bit of 2 pac car filler and another sand and the boat is bare wood and fair. No more nitromorse for me..... ------------- http://www.highlandtopper.com - For Topper boats & spares in Scotland-highlandtopper.com |
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 19 Feb 07 at 6:54pm
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A random orbital sander is a bit safer than your angle grinder option!
If the paint isn't peeling or otherwise losing grip there's a lot to be said for just sanding back to undercoat/primer rather than bare wood. Apart from anything lese you'll be largely able to skip a stage and save an awful lot of fairing and filling. |
Posted By: Barty
Date Posted: 19 Feb 07 at 11:57pm
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Granted that the less work method is better but just wanted to try out the idea and boy was it fast!!!! ------------- http://www.highlandtopper.com - For Topper boats & spares in Scotland-highlandtopper.com |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 20 Feb 07 at 3:51pm
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We used hot air guns on the Fireball when we did it. This seems to work on older paints but does not touch 2 pack paint systems. The advantage of this ethod is that it dries the hull out nicely inside the tanks so you can slosh some thinned varnish round in them to help keep them happy. Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |