Removing filler

[sighmoon]

What's the best way of removing filler from a few small areas (approx 3" diameter each) of shoddily repaired fibreglass?

If I use an orbital sander, I figure I'll have to take off gelcoat from a wider area, plus buy the mother of all extension leads.

Is there an alternative to sandpaper and elbow grease? Would a sanding disc on a drill be too savage and tear grooves across my hull?

 

[michael_w]

Dremel?

 

[Moonshiners]

damp cloth and a small chisel scrapped by hand (not hammer!)...depends how big, deep and invasive it is...

 

[ningcompoop]

If you only want to take off a few mm a cabinet scraper - use the appropriate profile - is quicker and cleaner than sandpaper, but takes a little bit of practise. If you have a bit of depth to remove can you drill out as much as possible - carefully! - then use a chisel as suggested above.

 

[ThreeSummers]

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Dremel?

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Second that...

 

[sighmoon]

Thank you. Where does the damp cloth come into it with the chisel?

 

[thomashoebus]

I removed filler with a dremel. Accurate machine for the job.