Paint overspray on EZ2CY enclosure

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Looking for suggestions on removing paint overspray on my canvas's. Boat was in storage for a few months at a marina that does paint work. I plan to inform the marina of the issue but doubt I will get anywhere with them. The canvas is only a year old so needless to say I'm twisted...... As far as visibility, they still look very clear but looking closely at them you can see it and naturally feel the roughness. Just looking to see how to remove it if possible without damaging the glass.......
 
I feel your pain, Same thing happened to me a couple of years ago. I have tried to polish it out with limited success, My glass was eight years old and getting close to needing replacement so I just live with it. Lesson learned though, next time it goes to the yard for work I'm going to be sure to get assurance that it won't happen again.
 
Guys, that's brutal. Not sure I would handle it very well with a marina that didn't assume responsibility, at least to some extent.
Unless of course it was stipulated in your storage contract that your boat would/could be exposed to this sort of cross contamination and that you were solely responsible for the protection of your boat from this sort of incident while in their storage facility.
 
I would consider getting a shop give you a quote for new isinglass with a statement on the quote for the reason the need replacing. Hand it to the yard manager requesting reimbursement. If no payment is forthcoming head off to small claims court.
 
Your title says this is EZ2CY material, is that correct or is it isinglass (clear, flexible vinyl made by several different companies)? EZ2CY is an acrylic panel and is much different that clear vinyl "isinglass". The EZ2CY website has a page for their cleaners and polishes. I would try that if these are acrylic (https://www.ez2cy.com/shop.aspx). If not, try goof off to remove the overspray, then retreat with paste car wax (with carnuba) to infuse new oils into the material. I recommend to all of my canvas customers to treat their clear isinglass with paste wax once a year as general maintenance.
 
here is an idea maybe worth considering....I had some overspray on my truck when I painted something in my garage a little too close to the truck....I used a car detailing clay bar with some quick spray wax as a lubricant and it easily removed the overspray without scratching the paint....Mequiars sells a clay bar kit with all the things needed.....works wonders on a car or trucks as well if it is a few years old and has never been 'clayed' before....makes the paint very smooth and reflective....

good luck....
cliff
 
I've successfully polished my 8 year old EZ2CY with 3M Finesse-it but wouldn't recommend it for year old glass.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions. It is in fact the EZ2CY acrylic panels. I give polishing and the clay bar a careful try.
 
My trusted canvas guy has used common lighter fluid to remove stubborn marks on mine (the Zippo type not bbq version). He even left me a can - the little pint cans with the red flip-up nozzle. Check with your canvas source first and only then try a small area in a corner or some inconspicuous area. It’s a mild enough solvent that it should remove the over spray without damage.

And I agree with the above recommendation to wax it once you get it clean. We use Colinite Insulator Wax FWIW.
 
I would be careful here and call the manufacturer of it. They are located in FL. I talked to them about an EZ2CY bridge enclosure on a boat we looked at in FL 18 months ago. The clear panels were kind of smoky looking. They were very forthcoming about what you could and counldn’t do.
http://ez2cy.com/

Bennett
 
I’m going to go back to the OP’s number one post above and recant my advice about self-repair.

The OP has indicated he has a one year old EZ2CY enclosure on a 500DB. I had the privilege of replacing the entire enclosure when I had a 500DB when I owned it. I couldn’t get EZ2CY from my source but got essentially the same product without the sticker in the lower corner. It was about $12k at the time. It is further stated that a storage yard has damaged it with paint overspray.

Any notion or advice to try a DIY fix and not go after the yard in full force seems conjecture to me. This should start with a letter from the OP to the yard with the expectation that they either fix it or replace it at their time and expense. After one week without a reply, lawyer up. This is a big ticket item and should be corrected by the yard without doubt.

Furthermore, the overspray would not be limited to your EZ2CY enclosure - it would obviously be found on your decks, hull, salon windows, stainless rails, bridge structure, hardtop, etc. It’s not like the overspray said, hey let’s all just land on the enclosure.
 
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I’m going to go back to the OP’s number one post above and recant my advice about self-repair.

The OP has indicated he has a one year old EZ2CY enclosure on a 500DB. I had the privilege of replacing the entire enclosure when I had a 500DB when I owned it. I couldn’t get EZ2CY from my source but got essentially the same product without the sticker in the lower corner. It was about $12k at the time. It is further stated that a storage yard has damaged it with paint overspray.

Any notion or advice to try a DIY fix and not go after the yard in full force seems conjecture to me. This should start with a letter from the OP to the yard with expectation that they either fix it or replace it at their time and expense. After one week without a reply, lawyer up. This is a big ticket item and should be corrected by the yard without doubt.

Furthermore, the overspray would not be limited to your EZ2CY enclosure - it would obviously be found on your decks, hull, salon windows, stainless tails, bridge structure etc. It’s not like the overspray said, hey let’s all just land on the enclosure.
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Couldn't agree with you more. As for the rest of the boat, different surface materials, e.g., glass, gelcoat, stainless and canvas will have different adhesion.
Some of which, if fouled with said overspray, you would be able to feel with your hand, some you may be able to see now, yet others you may not see until it has degraded.
 
tc410 said:
I’m going to go back to the OP’s number one post above and recant my advice about self-repair.

The OP has indicated he has a one year old EZ2CY enclosure on a 500DB. I had the privilege of replacing the entire enclosure when I had a 500DB when I owned it. I couldn’t get EZ2CY from my source but got essentially the same product without the sticker in the lower corner. It was about $12k at the time. It is further stated that a storage yard has damaged it with paint overspray.

Any notion or advice to try a DIY fix and not go after the yard in full force seems conjecture to me. This should start with a letter from the OP to the yard with the expectation that they either fix it or replace it at their time and expense. After one week without a reply, lawyer up. This is a big ticket item and should be corrected by the yard without doubt.

Furthermore, the overspray would not be limited to your EZ2CY enclosure - it would obviously be found on your decks, hull, salon windows, stainless rails, bridge structure, hardtop, etc. It’s not like the overspray said, hey let’s all just land on the enclosure.
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I agree don't try to clean up the boat yards problem if you do you run the risk of them blaming you for further damage and refusing to pay . They are responsible for the damage they should remedy it . The courts would likely see it your way.
 
I agree completely with Jeff in post #11.

Any clear panel better than isinglass....just plain clear vinyl.... is going to have surface coatings and treatments that make it special. Only the manufacturer knows for sure what will damage your expensive year old panels and many of the typical cleaning products or polishare solvents for and will damage or remove some or all of the coatings.

Our marina has a boat yard on the back of th e property and they do allow topside painting by contractors, but they have a contract for the contractors that specifically addresses, liability insurance (all contractors must have a $1.0 liability insurance policy that lists the marina as an also-insured) and any damage done to boats or marina property including overspray is t he responsibility of the outside vendor. The marina managers watch the outside vendors like a hawk and frequently stop work when something is astray like loose masking.

You best advocate here is the yard or marina operator. You should quickly involve their management and let it be known that you have EZ2CY and only their installers will be allowed to clean or replace the panels.

Good luck with it.........
 
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