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TDUET
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Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:57 pm
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Location: Luling, LA (St. Charles Parish)
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 gator tail repaint anyone ever brought a older gatortail boat for repaint. you know the cost?
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GatorTail 18x54 extreme Center Console 37EFI "Ole Man Rig"
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CJB
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Location: Across the Bayou, LA
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Re: gator tail repaint Coe brought his in for a fresh paint job last year. Maybe he can chime in...
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rob_E
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Location: Prairieville, LA
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Re: gator tail repaint I would like to know as well. My rig is still running strong but the paint job is looking rough
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TDUET
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Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:57 pm
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Location: Luling, LA (St. Charles Parish)
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Re: gator tail repaint I decided to strip it myself to save a lil money.. Kyle at GT told me 900$ roughly to repaint, but if I stripped it, it would be a lot less... Now the fun part..
so my next question is.. Stripping..
Angle grinder with wire wheel?
Sander?
Some kind of paint stripper?
whats he best and ez way?
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Mudmotor Slayer
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Re: gator tail repaint Aircraft paint remover !!!!
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TDUET
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Location: Luling, LA (St. Charles Parish)
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Re: gator tail repaint I seen it on YouTube. Looks like it works well. But all I see is a spray can at Walmart. Any place that sells it but the gal, or 1/2 gal?
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Mudmotor Slayer
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Re: gator tail repaint
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deadbird8
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Location: Old East Dallas, Texas
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Re: gator tail repaint
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LB200
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Re: gator tail repaint not trying to be a smart ass but how much is it going to save doing it yourself? If it is $200 or $300 I would much rather spend my weekend doing most anything I think.
Is it possible to sand blast them?
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msm8281
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Location: New Iberia, La.
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Re: gator tail repaint Aluminium is to soft to sand blast. However I've heard of using walnut shells instead of sand.
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LB200
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Re: gator tail repaint I was thinking there was a way to do it but wasn't sure. Seems like it would be a hell of a lot easier though
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SETx Longtail
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Location: Hardin County, Tx
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Re: gator tail repaint Soda blast.... I've seen an empty beer can stripped without so much as a dimple.
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TDUET
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Location: Luling, LA (St. Charles Parish)
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Re: gator tail repaint its going to blast in the moring.. the guy said no probs at all doing Alum with his blaster. its being done at a small ship yard so they know what they are doing and the price it right!! lol
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Howdy
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Re: gator tail repaint Napa carries gallon jugs of the stripper paint brush and a water hose and your done
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BayouBuster
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Location: Genoa AR
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Re: gator tail repaint A friend of mine who paints had a tool used for prepping bed liners. It fit on a buffer and had plastic "fingers" I used that on my boat before paint and it worked good. Didn't remove paint just scratched it pretty good. I like it because it scratched the paint up good but didn't hurt my turf when I hit it.
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BayouBuster
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tyler_johnson
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Location: El Dorado-ish, AR
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Re: gator tail repaint
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