I recently got a pair of banged up hulls. Looking over them, its fairly apparent that they had a coat of paint or gelcoat rolled on at some point in the past. Is there any way to tell what it is? I know some paint is fairly toxic when sanding, but I need to do some repairs on them and that will require me to remove some of this outer coat.
Thanks
Rob
Nacra 5.2
OKC, OK
hard to cost effectively identify paints but a charcoal filter respirator (3m 40$) and some rubber gloves and a tyvec suit(8$) will protect plenty. if your feelin frisky you could strip the paint first but be warned, it can be severe pain in arse sometimes. if i were doing a "restoration" then i would strip it first, make repairs/fairing then paint. if not then patch and go!
coastrat