Will acetone damage the hull?

[scrisp]

I'm looking to put truck bed liner on the center point of the hull of my XP, and read that after sanding and before spraying the liner, the hull should be wiped with acetone.

I laid a pair of scissors with plastic handles, next to a container of either acetone or lacquer thinner, and the plastic handles just fell off the scissors and became brittle. And I can’t remember which it was (acetone or lacquer thinner), so I just wanted to double check that the posted meant to say that acetone was okay. I'd hate to be riding across the lake, and the hull just disintegrate. lol

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

I think you'd be fine long as you wiped it off well. Gelcote is tough stuff against liquids.

 

[pwgsx]

Should be ok, are you using the DIY stuff or taking it to a LineX shop?

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

I like to take my one set of skis litterally over rocks and places they shouldn't go. Maybe I should give this a go! 50 MPH in 6" of water in a 5' wide channel over a flooded ditch is my idea of fun!

 

[pwgsx]

I would bring it to a shop and have them coat it professionally, it will last a lot longer.

 

[midway]

The acetone is just a damp rag, wipe the area, it evaporates very quick, it removes any oils and other substances that may cause the coating not to adhere, it should not hurt anything. It is there to make sure the surface is clean, that is all.

 

[jammin777]

acetone wont hurt gel coat as i used it several times during my simi resto

 

[kicker]

acetone is your friend

 

[jhjesse]

I'm looking to put truck bed liner on the center point of the hull of my XP, and read that after sanding and before spraying the liner, the hull should be wiped with acetone.

I laid a pair of scissors with plastic handles, next to a container of either acetone or lacquer thinner, and the plastic handles just fell off the scissors and became brittle. And I can’t remember which it was (acetone or lacquer thinner), so I just wanted to double check that the posted meant to say that acetone was okay. I'd hate to be riding across the lake, and the hull just disintegrate. lol

I did an 11 inch wide strip of bedliner paint on the bottom of my 96XP resto this past winter. Acetone works great at cleaning the area after sanding prior to painting.

By the way - The better the prep, the better the results.

 

[suke]

Yikes.....I think I'll stick to keelguard.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

i've used acetone several times with no ill effects... granted I didnt' soak anything.

I think its just that the scissors had cheap plastic handles, nothing more than that.

 

[suke]

On the acetone portion I used it quite a bit to wipe down the hull to remove graphic residue and to prep for the new graphics. No issue.

 

[Rwolhar]

Adding this wont affect your speed by increasing drag?

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

it may, but what if you did the whole hull?! lol.

 

[Krispy]

Have you ever seen a smooth golf ball?

 

[suke]

Have you ever seen a smooth golf ball?

water and air are 2 very different beasts.

 

[Krispy]

water and air are 2 very different beasts.

True!
Reynolds numbers are quite different, but the principles are the same. If you feel like nerding out, check out this paper. Granted the surface treatment they are using is a bit more complex than bed liner, but it is an interesting read.

To answer the OP (Again) Acetone is fine, although it will strip wax , so I recommend following the bed liner with some nice marine wax.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

True!
Reynolds numbers are quite different, but the principles are the same. If you feel like nerding out, check out this paper. Granted the surface treatment they are using is a bit more complex than bed liner, but it is an interesting read.

To answer the OP (Again) Acetone is fine, although it will strip wax , so I recommend following the bed liner with some nice marine wax.

oh boy, that WAS nerdy,
I stopped reading after Superhydrophobic surfaces, which unfortunately were the first two words in the paragraph !

but in summary, yes, a scratched hull will generally run faster than a smooth hull, contrary to what many people think, not so sure what "measurable" impact a keel guard or a small strip of bed liner would have on the overall speed, but i'd venture to say its negligible at best.

I've always been the "if it aint leaking, don't mess with it" kind of guy when it comes to the bottom of the hull, I live in SW Florida, full of sand, shells, assorted small rocks along nearly every shoreline I come in contact with so I just deal with it, and not worry in the least bit. The bottom of my 96 xp hull looked liked crap, 3 years of hard riding and beaching, there was a brown strip down the front middle of the hull, some people would get really bothered by that, but IMO it was unavoidable.

Now, in comparison to my current ski's, they are in fantastic shape but i've owned them both less than a year, give them another year, and they will behing to look like crap as well, although i'll admit i've been more careful with them since they are newer and more expensive models.

My old xp, I didn't go out of my way to beat it up, but honestly I didn't' really concern myself with it either, and the buyer didn't care much either, I don't recall that he even looked down on the bottom, he was busy looking inside he hull at the Factory Pipe.