Narrow boat restoration Sandblasting UK

In this video, I Show how to prepare a narrow boat ready for repainting removing old paint, rust, and slim leaving the surface ready to take new coatings!
Ready to give your boat a fresh new look? Before diving into that repaint project, proper surface preparation is key, and sandblasting is the ultimate solution! Join me as I demonstrate the art of sandblasting for boat surface restoration. Say goodbye to stubborn layers of old paint, rust, and corrosion as I blast them away, leaving behind a clean canvas ready for a flawless repaint. Don't let your boat's surface condition weigh you down - embark on this transformative journey with me and watch as this vessel undergoes a stunning makeover. Get ready to set sail in style with a beautifully repainted boat that turns heads wherever it goes!

[@Milincollin]

Always love your content dude. Would love to someday see one of them finished up after they repair/refinish it. 🤘

[@Mobileblaster]

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[@chrisbensley9756]

I find these videos so relaxing an enjoyable.Keep up the good work mate.😊

[@Mobileblaster]

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[@scottkenzig5144]

Massive difference 👌. Cracka of a job Mick 👏 👍

[@Mobileblaster]

Ya gunner like the next boat video 😉👌👍

[@scottkenzig5144]

@@Mobileblaster bring it on 👊💪 my man 😉👍

[@KASIH3103]

Thanks for the Before and After Snippets on a great job. Behold, was that a bit of Barnacle on your face shield????😂😂😂😂

[@Mobileblaster]

Yeah over the camera sheld 😂

[@ringstinga]

Big difference now Mick !

[@Mobileblaster]

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[@randydobson1863]

Hi Mick & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Mick & Friends Randy

[@Mobileblaster]

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[@jimsvideos7201]

Bet you a dollar that boat goes twenty miles an hour faster now 😅

[@Mobileblaster]

😂 unfortunately they are restricted to 6mph on the canal system 😆

[@bena6852]

Are you going to do a follow up vid mate on your hone made blaster?

[@Mobileblaster]

Oh yeah totally forgot about that 😅

[@bena6852]

@@Mobileblaster don't let it get in the way of paid work bro your channel is is a good watch

[@Mobileblaster]

@bena6852 it's like most of my side hobbies I forget about them haha I have loads of ideas I want to try but finding the time is a different story 😅

[@DEmma1972]

Great video. Guessing they will add the anodes now. Pitting at the waterline is quite bad but I think they stopped the 'rot' just in time

[@Mobileblaster]

This had its anodes removed for blasting that's what I mean I've yet to see significant proof that they work 😏 boat after boat all look very similar only the age of a boat or good service seams to affect the surface. Again I would fit them for peace of mind and they arnt that much money so why not fit them even if they are for fancy 😂

[@DEmma1972]

@@Mobileblaster ahh I see, it looked like they had been removed years ago. They must work or they wouldnt 'dissolve'. Also different materials used if its salt water.

[@Mobileblaster]

A boat anode purpose is to protect areas of the boat from corrosion. Galvanic corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals are immersed in a conductive solution and are electrically connected. That's off Google from what I've seen over my career 300+ boats sandblasted I have yet to see a significant difference in boats that have loads and boats that have little or none. Stay with my channel and see for yourself I honestly believe the only place they are needed is possibly near the prop. I know the logic and the reasons for them but proof is in the pudding as they say. Is it one of them things you can get your money back if they don't work? They desovel and the boat still rots is that classed as a defective product? People should ask for a warranty that if they fit the anodes as instructed by the person that's selling them and the boat rusts they should be liable but no one will offer this warranty because I believe they know that the may or may not work 😆

[@DEmma1972]

@@Mobileblaster from google also: What type of anode should I use on my boat? If you boat in fresh water, you'll definitely want to choose magnesium anodes over zinc because they work better in fresh water's lower-conductivity environment. While aluminum anodes work well too, magnesium is the best choice for fresh water. I post this only because some narrow boaters frequent salt water on the coast and coastal river systems. If they have fitted the 'wrong' type of anode then they wont be as effective. I do take what you say on board as you have more experience of it, but I am now seeing narrow boaters plaster their boats with anodes including under the base plate and they swear by them. They may seem to be effective in this case because the owner is looking out more for their hull and probably getting blacking down at more regular intervals. Would also be interesting to see how boats fair on the Trent and Mersey with the higher iron content in the water.

[@paulf2529]

​@DEmma1972 Good point, they obviously do work as proved by the chemistry but I suspect a close spacing is needed rather than just a handful that represent at best a token gesture if not a waste of money.

[@IrenESorius]

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[@Mobileblaster]

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[@paulf2529]

Another cracking job, what blast media were you using? You seemed to make really good speed on it, and this looked quite a neglected hull.

[@Mobileblaster]

Glass this time each boat responds different this was on the nice side for me haha its normally when I've not got alot of media or time I get lumbered with a hard 1 that takes ages haha 😅

[@joeroad6618]

Either a major epoxy or anode failure on this one, that thing cleaned up nicely despite the nasty pitting left behind! curious though, do you have the camara mounted on your chest or in the hood with you?

[@Mobileblaster]

I don't think it's an anode failure (I've yet to see any difference in boats with them or with few) at the start I spotted a sheet of milscale that hadn't been preped before not keying a serface such a milscale will make it near impossible for the paint to bond properly. The water line rubbed the paint off coursing scales/rust/rot not just serface stuff that's what the pitting is. As the blaster will remove the bad steel/rust/rot but not affecting good steel

[@AndysJourneys]

How bad was the bottom of the boat? Looked like a decent amount of corrosion below the waterline on the sides

[@Mobileblaster]

Not something I get involved in if I'm not asked to do it 😂👌👍

[@CharlesStevenage]

Two questions for now? Does the owner see all the work that goes into painting the hull and do you get much bounce back from the sand mix you blast with? ❤

[@CharlesStevenage]

Oh and I like the light attachment you created ❤ I suppose it’s vital to see through the visor! When I was spraying I did get a fancy full face mask but it was covered by bounce back very quickly so throughout my career I had to use the mk1 eyelashes as protection under hard hat with eye shield pulled down so I could see very slightly the target. Always using Moldex half face covering nose and mouth ❤

[@Mobileblaster]

Yeah sometimes they hang around and some people live on the boats so they see everything after the shift is done each day 👍 yeah I feel the bounce back but I've been at it long enough to know how to stay safe 👍

[@Mobileblaster]

The light is just a cheap screwfix thing but they seam to fit perfectly 😆 I only used it to try and get a better shot for the camera 😅👌

[@larryperdue508]

How do they fix all the pitting on the steel 🤔

[@Mobileblaster]

Just paint it if it passes the steel thickness test if it fails fill with weld and grind it flat. To save this from happening they left it too long between a paint service 👍

[@Ron-sp7lw]

Nice job! But.. I would never set my feet, on one of all thise extreamlig pitted metal housboat you do

[@Mobileblaster]

My job is to reveille the work.thats needed by sending the steel back to factory settings its up to the next person to fix or paint 👌👍

[@Ron-sp7lw]

​@@Mobileblasteryes, but the pitted iron will never be factory settings again, but hey.. it's only there life on the line

[@leemills1357]

​@Ron-sp7lw 3 foot of water in most places not exactly the middle of the Atlantic you divvy

[@wills5482]

People fish in crocodile and hippo infested waters with dinky wooden boats that are no better than Walmart canoes. You underestimate how little it takes to make something float in water

[@norduferhandel4512]

Wow definitely you can definitely see that the hull has heavy rusting due to the "orange" dust from the initial blasting, and having to do a second dust off blast to remove the orange staining.