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Random orbital sander and lots of 120 grit paper. This grit eats the old paint and gelcoat fast enough, but doesn't leave problematic swirl marks for later steps. It also provides substantial tooth for the epoxy primers that will be used later.

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7/32 " Cobalt drill bit for drilling 3/16" Monel rivets. This size bit is perfect for drilling the head of the rivet off so that you can punch the shank through easily. The very slight oversize does not damage the piece under the head of the riv

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3" 80 grit nylon impregnated sanding wheel. This has been very useful in the cradles and to remove the paint and course the gelcoat up along the deck edges.

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I have used the 1/4 HP grinder with a wire wheel on both aluminum and the stainless parts. I have also soaked bolts in a product called CLR that has been helpful at cleaning up the scale and some of the oxidization.

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HVLP spray gun for spraying primer on the aluminum and for the fiberglass.

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More Monel rivets, TSP to wash down the aluminum and fiberglass prior to priming.

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Epoxy resin creates an extremely strong bond to existing polyester or vinlyester resins and is easy to work with when using these metered pumps. Also a supply of thickner to fill gaps and do fairing. a supply of plastic and/or paper cups to make small res

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Tools and supplies to rebuild THIS END UP. Big riveter, lots and lots of Monel 3'16ths rivets, aluminum rivets, lots of cheap throw away brushes.

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Fiberglass, 4 oz., 6 oz, maybe even heavier for major structure problems. My problems are generally small hairline cracks, so lighter cloth is easier to fair out and will adequately reinforce the existing glass.

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80 grit garnet is what I'm using with the sandblaster and my tests show this works really well. It only cleans out the loose or oxidized aluminum and doesn't want to eat up the aluminum itself. A little bit of this stuff goes a long way. I bought a 55 lb.

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Inexpensive sandblaster to clean up the pitting on the mast, beams and boom. This one has been sitting around the shop for years and never got used until now. It seems to be just the tool for the job.

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4" Angle Grinder with 1/16" thick cutoff abrasive or with heavier abrasive grinder to radius casting edges.

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This is probably a very optional tool, but I have used it several times now. It is a small die grinder with a course rasp bit. It is helpful to quickly gouge out material, but can also be used more carefully to remove material quickly.

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1/16" x 4-1/2" abrasive cutoff blade good for cutting aluminum castings, tubing, stainless bolts and nuts.

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Packing tape is very useful to apply to anything you don't want the epoxy to adhere to, like the beams when I press them into thickened epoxy in the cradles.

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Spraying these crazy expensive paints would be even more expensive if you do your eyes and lungs in. After the first spraying session I realized my eyes were burning when using just the standard respirator.

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Riveter nose sizes

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Improved throw away brush for bedding fiberglass

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Porter Cable automotive type polisher

The expensive brush that made the surface of the Perfection paint look like glass

Interlux Perfection paint, with the spout on the small can pulled up