PaintShaver vs Rotary Sander vs ???

[Nani Kai]

Originally Posted by bletso

I used one of these, paint shaver. Sold when I was finished. Hooked up to a vacuum and almost no mess on the ground.

I bought this same brand to remove paint from old wooden clapboards on our New England house. It worked very well on smooth straight surfaces but when it encountered any significant aberration in the wood (raised area, slight crack, seam between two clapboards that wasn't perfectly aligned) it tore the heck out of it. It is a powerful, high speed rotary planer and effects your work piece the same way a planer or router would. I suspect that it is fantastic on unblemished, un-barnacled-pitted paint, even multi-layered, but I would be cautious about how it reacts to divots, dings and especially the edges of glass laminations if they are proud of the surface at all. Perhaps Bletso has some input on this?

[bletso]

Actually, with the right tools and fairing material it is not that bad. It is certainly easier than the shaving process. This was the hull after shaving and as it is now, years layer. Excuse the pics as they are scanned. They were taken before digital.

You certainly get a 'feel' for the process early.

[stevegoju]

Hi Bletso

Can i pick your brains on the Marine Shaver Pro please.

[Scubaseas]

Another vote for soda blasting.