‘Varnish’ stripper.

[tjbrace]

One of My saloon floorboards finish has been damaged by a spilt liquid, as yet unidentified. To make good I must strip more of the finish back to the wood ( cherry stained mahogany) and repaint or respray the affected area.
Whatever do Beneteau use as varnish because I tried a tungsten scraper but bearly touches it. It also ignored some B&Q paint and varnish stripper I found in the garage. I tried acetone as I had been using some on board and thought maybe it had leaked but no joy.
Any recommendations as to what might lift the stuff?
TIA.

 

[matthewriches]

It may be spray lacquered in 2 part depending on what age the boat is. Some of the new ones are now using a plastic type laminated material on the flooring which it VERY hardwearing.

If it is varnish or most types of lacquer, Toolstation sell a liquid paint stripper Bird Brand (I think) that is hellishly powerful, that'd be worth a go, having recently used it on an aluminium speed boat with great success.

 

[FulmarJeddo]

I have no idea what Beneteau use but I had some scratches on my Westerly floor that I spilt salt water on. Westerly used lacquer. I used Screwfix No nonsense paint stripper. It took several applications and scraping but eventually got back to bare wood. It also neutralised the salt that had soaked into the wood.

 

[tjbrace]

Thanks for the suggestions, I think I have the way forward. I found an article on the web about the repair of Beneteau interior finishes. It is a 2 part acrylic lacquer and they suggest a hot air gun on a low heat setting to remove it. I have now tried this on a small area and found it to be successful.

 

[PotatoNavigator]

The tool station one is Paint Panther. I can confirm it is quite good, better than the new formulation Nitromors.

 

[Minchsailor]

I've used this stuff on 2 pack polyurethane varnish. It's about as near as the 'old style' Nitromors that us amateurs can buy:

www.stripperspaintremovers.com/product/resin-buster-410/

 

[jamie N]

A heat gun, if you've the opportunity.

 

[tjbrace]

A heat gun, if you've the opportunity.

Yes I tried it. See my post #4

 

[Minchsailor]

A heat gun, if you've the opportunity.

I would try stripper first, as it so easy to scorch the veneer, and it then looks awful (how do I know......).

 

[jamie N]

Yes I tried it. See my post #4

Apologies! MInchsailor's advice is also correct, and it would seem that we've both had a similar lesson!

 

[Knotman]

I second suggestion of heat gun and scraping. Heat carefully. Too slow is better than too hot.

 

[tjbrace]

Apologies! MInchsailor's advice is also correct, and it would seem that we've both had a similar lesson!

Apology not necessary. Many thanks for your response.