Friday, 18 April 2025

Dorade Boxes | Stripping Paint

I had decided to strip the interior of the Dorade boxes while the boat was upside down.

I just thought it would be easier that way, and it would not matter if stripper and paint leaked through the drain holes onto the already stripped upper side panels.

I made up a varied tool set of scrapers, brushes and scourers to do the job.

Here they are.


As usual I used an eco-friendly, water-based paint stripper to do the job. It worked just fine. See previous posts for details.

It turned out that a stainless steel scouring pad was the most effective way of removing paint.

Here we are working inside the cabin.


One bucket of water is for washing the scourer, and the other is for rinsing the sponge used to wipe off the dissolved paint.

The mirror is vital for seeing into and around corners.

Tedious and messy but not that difficult, and it's done now so not something to dread at a future date.

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