Heat the scraper, not the paint!
Using a hot air gun and scraper to remove paint is an effective method – but you need to be careful not to scorch the paint or varnish. The trick is to heat the scraper rather than the paint – and it’ll just lift the paint off with no heat damage.
More top tips from PBO
Take a look at our Tip of the Day series for more great boat owners’ tips such as reefing early when sailing downwind, how to clean battery spills and how to decraze a compass bowl