Gel coat needs to be sprayed and i understand requires some experience.
Oven cleaner to remove paint from gelcoat.
Using it on a painted surface takes a bit more care but can still be done.
Plus the painted starboard side is a totally different colour to the port side and i d never noticed it before.
But it does need to be washed afterwards.
Mask off all misc areas.
It is perfect for use on boat gelcoats as itâ s gel consistency means no drips even on vertical surfaces.
Easy off wont harm the gel coat either.
Spray oven cleaner on heavy let sit 5 10 mins wipe off.
After removing the paint the original gelcoat looks great so i d like to remove it all.
Strip paint or varnish.
For an easy way to remove paint or varnish from wooden or metal furniture try using a can of oven cleaner.
It costs less than commercial paint strippers and is easier to.
Here is what i do.
Marine strip is a powerful water soluble paint and anti fouling stripper designed for marine uses which can remove up to 8 coats in just one application.
For the top coat you can get a perfect mirror finish with either gel coat or a 2 part paint.
Eazy off oven cleaner is the best thing to get painted lettering numbers off a boat.
I normally use actual stripper in a can its a compressed foam that i get from home depot for small projects or i like to use aircraft stripper which comes in a larger metal can similar to paint thinner.
But linear polyurethane topside paint such as awlgrip can be rolled on with excellent results and minimal practice look up the roll and tip method of application.
Just spray it on let it soak for 30 minutes and scrub it off.