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By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

Durback removal

I am refinishing my boat interior and exterior and I am at the point where I need to remove the old peeling durback non-skid paint from the interior floor (deck). Other than coarse sandpaper, is there a better way to get it off? My current intention is to remove it all and take the underlying paint off to bare wood and then epoxy some fiberglass cloth on the floor. I probably am putting too much in to this but what the heck; I want this refinish job to last a few fishing seasons with the occassional new coat of varnish. I tried getting the durback off with a random orbital and some 80 grit, but this is slow going. I am reluctant to get too coarse a grit because I do not want to take much of the wood surface layer off. Anyone that has had some experience with this I certainly would like to hear from. Thanks again. Rip Bozeman, MT

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Permalink Reply by Roger Rippy on January 12, 2012 at 5:59pm

Thanks Pete in Maine. I still working to get the DB off; because of my work schedule, I only get to work on the boat on the weekends. I will be glad when these NFL playoffs get over with so I can get back to getting the boat ready for refinishing. The folks at Resin Research called earlier this week to ask what kind of hardner I wanted with my order of epoxy. I was really impressed that they would call me and offer suggestions and information about the use of their products! What service! That idea of using sand blasting composite sounds good; it bet it is tough stuff and would yield a lot of traction. Well Pete, thanks again for the suggestion and taking the time to reply. I cannot wait until I can get this boat on the rivers around here!! Roger Rippy (Rip) Bozeman, Montana