Hi Stlhd,

I have a 1992 Alumaweld and replaced all the gluvit this past spring. I first tried the chemical approach and found it very caustic and nasty. I then got my hands on a large weed burning torch, this is the ticket. A small torch just won't cut it, I tried. Buy or borrow a weed torch with a propane tank. Run the torch on the bottom for a few seconds and then scrape it off with a paint scraper, should be able to do the entire boat down to the aluminum in less than a couple hours. You next want to clean the bottom as best you can, I simply used comet cleanser and then rinsed several times. Next I put on the coat it, so far it's been great, lots of scrapes but still fully intact. Give it a try you won't be disappointed. Sorry can't help ya with the paint. Good luck!!

RM