logo
Welcome Guest! To enable all features please Login or Register.

Notification

Icon
Error
How to delaminate West System Epoxy
Options View
Previous Topic Next Topic
Docsnow
#1 Posted : Thursday, December 03, 2009 12:43:48 AM(UTC)
Docsnow

Rank: Marinette Royal Aluminum Poster (300+) posts

Groups: Admin, Administration
Joined: 12/4/2007(UTC)
Posts: 1,868
Points: 4,238

Thanks: 2 times
Was thanked: 27 time(s) in 27 post(s)
How to delaminate West System Epoxy

Here’s a little tip I stumbled upon while trying to remove West System Epoxy from my down rigger mounting board first I tried sanding it just gummed up the # 80 & # 60 paper than I applied coatings of varnish removers to time consuming & costly an didn’t work well. Sat back had a couple Brewski’s when the ole (idea lite bulb came on Whistle )In my younger days I use to work as a exterior house painter & on a lot of the brickerbrack where the paint would semi blister & peel I’d burn the area with a torch than wire brush & sand to get back to the wood so I thought why not use the same technique to singe the W S E off the board with modern day tool technology & the inception of the heat gun I began first turning the heat up to 350* it started to bubble the epoxy with the assist of a wood chisel (use a cheap one, putty knives to limber)
I started to scraping off the bubbled epoxy but it would soon harden than by turning the heat up gradually to 600* ( this heat setting worked the best for me ) & applying to the 2 ½” blade an as the epoxy started to bubble I’d push the blade forward peeling the W S E off like tape had a couple scorch marks on wood but sanded off easily I did a 2"x6" x 12' board in under 2 hours now to do the edges & sand for a couple three coats of W S E that I hope will last as long as the first application did 7 yrs Pray of being in the elements, cannon balls banging on it fish guts blood water beer etc getting baked on & scrubbed off but the worst enemy being the UV rays this time I’ll use the UV protector made by W S E to add to the longevity of the appearance. AnyWho That’s my ½ penny’s worth Boo hoo!
Ohh by the way don’t touch the chisel blade to get peeled epoxy off use your eleventh finger a piece of wood d'oh!

Norm,

Big BigMs Live On Applause
http://www.picturetrail.com/gid23690601 Try it now there's music to listen to while U view the Big M's

http://www.PictureTrail..../index.php?clubID=20726 this one for the Pix club


 You'll have bad times, but they'll just wake you up to the good times you weren't paying attention to

Some people try to turn back their odometers.Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way.I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
Back to top
Sponsor
Please Register : To weed out spammers, new members may not post until approved. An email is usually sent after approval. This forum is for Marinette Owners and other aluminum boat boaters who wish to share boating information. Aluminum Roamer owners are also welcome. (Do not post content you do not have the right to post and mass (robots) posters are unwelcome. We also have a marine electronics page and lots of Chrysler Engine info. State by what permission you copy content and give credit properly.) The site is now fixed with some more Chrysler information. We have space for pictures on the new location. Use shinkpic to autochange size http://www.onthegosoft.com/sp_download.htm

Great Sites - http://www.marinette.com Marinette Company

http://web.me.com/dougmrose/Doug_Roses_Website/Welcome.html

http://fastjeff.tripod.com/ Repair Tricks and Techniques for Marinettes

http://www.greatlakesmarinetteclub.com/

PLEASE post in the appropriate folder. Please, do not post your actual email address in publicly readable websites. The first rule is be a class act.
Back to top  
bruegf
#2 Posted : Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:39:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Upper Crust Bronze Star

Groups: Member
Joined: 12/5/2007(UTC)
Posts: 111
Points: 342
Hi Norm,

The use of heat is mentioned in one of the West System technical manuals.

Fred
Back to top
Docsnow
#3 Posted : Friday, December 04, 2009 12:03:42 AM(UTC)
Docsnow

Rank: Marinette Royal Aluminum Poster (300+) posts

Groups: Admin, Administration
Joined: 12/4/2007(UTC)
Posts: 1,868
Points: 4,238

Thanks: 2 times
Was thanked: 27 time(s) in 27 post(s)

Fred,
Thanks for the update I’ll go to their site to see if they have a better method always something to learn. Even though I’m a ole dog (notice I used a small “d ” in dog so as not to infringe on SorryDog’s handle) Whistle

Norm,

BigBigMs Live On Applause
http://www.picturetrail.com/gid23690601 Try it now there's music to listen to while U view the Big M's

http://www.PictureTrail..../index.php?clubID=20726 this one for the Pix club


 You'll have bad times, but they'll just wake you up to the good times you weren't paying attention to

Some people try to turn back their odometers.Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way.I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
Back to top
DiverDennis
#4 Posted : Friday, December 04, 2009 12:19:12 AM(UTC)
DiverDennis

Rank: Marinette Royal Aluminum Poster (300+) posts

Groups: Member
Joined: 12/10/2007(UTC)
Posts: 612
Points: 1,739

Thanks: 5 times
Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 4 post(s)
Thanks for the post dude.
Surface Interval
1975 28' Express, Single Chrysler M360 ('87), Raymarine E120 MFD, HD digital sonar, GPS, 4KW radome, Sirius satellite weather,
X-10 autopilot with ST70 controller, Yahama 15HP 4 stroke electric start and tilt with hyd steering & remote throttle control,
Floscan 9000, ACR Sat2 406 EPIRB, 24 volt stern thruster, Interlux Brightside paint ('06-'08) Trilux 33 on bottom,
Big Jon electric downriggers, Fish Hawk X4, Traxtech swivel mounts, Bert's track and ratchet holders.
Click here for all the equipment details and here for the complete photo album.
Back to top
 |  Edit by user
Users browsing this topic
guest
Forum Jump  
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.

Powered by YAF 1.9.5.5 | YAF © 2003-2011, Yet Another Forum.NET
This page was generated in 0.099 seconds.