Repairs to the roof
Posted: Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 12:37 pm
Have been trying to get the old gloss off the top of the roof for a couple of evenings so that I can paint it. Really struggling
Using wet & dry, sand paper, etc. I was hoping to avoid using paint stripper in case it attacks the gel coat.
There are patches where the gloss has come off (middle to rear) and also areas of bubbling (front) which go back to gelcoat when sanded. About a third of the gloss is ok (front and rear). I assume that the movement of the fibreglass has caused the lifting in the middle.
Current plan is to try some more elbow grease to flatten as much as I can, use high build primer and then Toplac it but the edges of the remaining paint are likely to show through.
Anyone successfully used paint stripper or another method ?
Cheers
Ray
Using wet & dry, sand paper, etc. I was hoping to avoid using paint stripper in case it attacks the gel coat.
There are patches where the gloss has come off (middle to rear) and also areas of bubbling (front) which go back to gelcoat when sanded. About a third of the gloss is ok (front and rear). I assume that the movement of the fibreglass has caused the lifting in the middle.
Current plan is to try some more elbow grease to flatten as much as I can, use high build primer and then Toplac it but the edges of the remaining paint are likely to show through.
Anyone successfully used paint stripper or another method ?
Cheers
Ray