Removing Existing Cured Epoxy

[gyrotron]

Hello Guys,

I just had a mishap with my boat and need to replace the brass stuffing tube. I need to remove and clean the existing epoxy . What is the best and faster way to achieve such task?

Thank you

[Rumdog]

heat it up with a hair dryer. Use needlenose pliers and pull it out.

[martin]

Simular idea you can also use a soldering iron, just warm the tube with the iron & twist & pull out.

[gyrotron]

heat it up with a hair dryer. Use needlenose pliers and pull it out.

Will the melted epoxy pull out some of the FG too? I just want to make sure I don't screw up the FG. Any word of caution I should apy attention to when removing the epoxy with the pliers? Thank you.

[gyrotron]

bump

[Rocstar]

Be careful how much heat you use especially if you use a heat gun. The heat will cause any paint on the bottom of the hull to bubble...Ask me how I know?

[JimClark]

sand it it should sand fairly easially

[martin]

That why the soldering iron method works better as it consentrates the heat just on the tube & epoxy.

[gyrotron]

sand it it should sand fairly easially

What sand paper grade do you recommend?

[gyrotron]

Be careful how much heat you use especially if you use a heat gun. The heat will cause any paint on the bottom of the hull to bubble...Ask me how I know?

Sorry to hear that happened to you.