Epoxy seal project

Thanks so much for documenting your project. I'm about to embark on the same mission on my "new to me" 1985 16 angler. I will certainly benefit from the information you've shared here. What did you find most effective to remove items previously bedded in 5200? Some bedded components on my boat appear to have been set into polyurethane or perhaps polysulfide caulk. I was thinking of using a flexible 6" drywall trowel, working back and forth by hand; or perhaps the scraper attachment on my Fein Multimaster. Later, Mike.
 
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Thanks so much for documenting your project. I'm about to embark on the same mission on my "new to me" 1985 16 angler. I will certainly benefit from the information you've shared here. What did you find most effective to remove items previously bedded in 5200? Some bedded components on my boat appear to have been set into polyurethane or perhaps polysulfide caulk. I was thinking of using a flexible 6" drywall trowel, working back and forth by hand; or perhaps the scraper attachment on my Fein Multimaster. Later, Mike.
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Hi Mike,

The only piece of hardware that was hard to remove was the bow hatch. All the other hardware I was able to 'knock off the hardware or just pull off. For the bow hatch I used a putty knife on the corners and slowly worked it under the hatch. I then ran the putty knife all along the edge of the hatch. It took some doing but really only about a half hour of carefully using the putty knife.

I really suggest buying the Dremel bit - i just used it in my drill. The potted method is nice and clean.

Let me know if you have any questions.
 
For removing 5200, there is a debond agent. You can also use a hot piano wire or hot putty knife. I have used a heat gun, with a thin flexiable putty knife.
 
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