Hot take: My old way of cleaning a prop is a total joke now.

Back in 2020, I'd spend a full day on a big boat prop with a wire brush and a scraper, maybe getting through two a week if I was lucky. Then a guy on a job in Tampa showed me his needle scaler setup. I dropped about $300 on a decent one and it changed everything. Now I can knock out the same job in under three hours with way less arm fatigue. Why did nobody tell me about this tool sooner? What's the one piece of gear that made you feel like you were living in the dark ages before you got it?

2 comments

2 Comments

lindagreen6d ago

My old method was basically just me and a chisel having a very long, sad argument. (The chisel usually won.)

beth_stone5d ago

Reminds me of trying to open a paint can with a butter knife once... a truly hopeless fight. I feel your pain, @lindagreen. Some tools just have a real attitude problem.