Removing Gluvit? (spelling?)

[Slow and Low]

Ok, When I got my boat a year ago I paid extra for the double coat baked on. I run lots of skinny stuff so I didn't expect it to last. So here i am with a very rough bottom on my boat. Whats the best way to get the old stuff off and put the new stuff on? I know I'm not payin Koffler to do it.

[Tyeehunter]

Aircraft remover, sold at most auto parts stores that deal with paint.

[KrystalFlash]

This may help.....

http://www.steelheaduniversity.com/gluvit.htm

Looked pretty accurate to me.

Mike

[Snakebite]

This may help.....

http://www.steelheaduniversity.com/gluvit.htm

Looked pretty accurate to me.

Mike



YES, it's a sloppy mess! I did it on a GOV boat many years ago, and I wasn't pleased with the aesthetic result, but it worked! :whazzup: Frankly, I think it has more use to protect the bottom of the boat than be a friction reducing treatment. I drug several boats across most of the river between Lost Creek res. and Shady Cove looking for pre spawn chinook morts for two years, and didn't notice much difference between a Gluvit treated boat and one that was bare aluminum. Trust me, a 16 X 48 AWB with two people and not much else, can go through some skinny water! Back in the day, I could row upstream in class 2+ riffles if I was mad enough! Boss says, "there's one back there!" I thinks, "You wouldn't have admitted to seein' it if you were on the oars" :hoboy:

[Amahnee]

That's a great "how to" article for removing all of the Gluv-it from the bottom of your boat, but it's also not necessary to get all of it off. When you re-coat the bottom I would recommend Coat-it instead. You can put it on over the Gluv-it.

You will need to chip/scrape off the separated areas of Gluv-it and grind the edges smooth. Just rough up the rest of the surface with a wire brush and you can apply a new layer of Coat-it. Coat-it costs about $55/gal. and I believe it's a better product than Gluv-it.

[AlseaAssassin]

Use heat, like a weed torch or Mr.heater held in close proximety to the stuff. Use a scraper of some sort and it comes right off with a little effort

[jokester]

:yeahthat: Torch and a wide putty knife works just fine.

-jokester

[Grass Hopper]

Dont need to remove it. AHMEN> Just make sure everything with air under it is ground off and the edges are smooth.
Coat it over it. Besides coat it works well.

[Slow and Low]

Thanks all. Think I'll wait a bit for it to warm up. My gluvit is primo compared to the bottom in the article.