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Re: removing 303 from deck
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 8/29/2001, 2:22 pm
In Response To: removing silicone from deck (Joy Hecht)

I've sprayed some boats with 303 and successfully varnished them later. As long as it was just 303 you used and not silicone, I would not worry about it. Washing the boat down with a strong cleanser and water may well be sufficient to get rid of any residual 303.

: At the suggestion of an experienced woodworker on a kayaking listserv, I put
: 303 on the deck of my Betsie Bay boat. It needs refinishing, which is to
: happen in July, and the silicone was recommended as an interim way to
: prevent UV degradation. I've just learned from Betsie Bay that this was
: about the worst thing I could have done to the boat as it will is
: well-nigh impossible to remove and will make the future finish bead up
: instead of holding to the deck.

: Does anyone have any suggestions for how to get it off?

Messages In This Thread

removing silicone from deck
Joy Hecht -- 6/14/2001, 3:27 pm
Re: removing 303 from deck
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/29/2001, 2:22 pm
Re: removing 303 from deck
Joy Hecht -- 8/29/2001, 2:57 pm
Are you talking about bare wood?
Brian Nystrom -- 8/30/2001, 12:17 pm
Re: Are you talking about bare wood?
Joy Hecht -- 8/30/2001, 12:35 pm
Here's an idea...
Brian Nystrom -- 8/30/2001, 1:03 pm
Re: 303 does not have silicone
Dean Trexel -- 8/29/2001, 2:19 pm
does 303 have silicone?
mike allen ---> -- 8/29/2001, 2:00 pm
Re: removing silicone from deck
Pete Rudie -- 6/22/2001, 11:30 am