: Rehd,

: If you switch to Raka now on your "8"ball you will see a definate
: change in color between the Glen-L Epoxy-Shield and the Raka. Its not too
: bad on the bottom of my Yare were I taped with Glen-L and glassed over it
: with Raka.

The color difference is not a problem as he wants to paint it. I'm supposing he'll use it as is for a while, as he's only interested in getting it done so he can use it this year. That's already been compromised anyway with the two different colors of putty. ( silica/M.B. vs. Redwood flour )

: I use the yellow foam rollers to spread the epoxy and then tip out with
: 2" foam brushes. They start to shed specks when the epoxy starts to
: tack. When it gets too bad toss the brush and grab another. The specks
: seem to sand or srape off ok, but they are a pain. Best to avoid them.
: Some posters say they tip off after the roller with a plastic squeege. I
: haven't tried that yet. The foam brushes are cheapest in Long Beach, CA at
: Home Depot.

Yeh, I got these at the Home Depot in Fresno/Clovis and they were around .58c ea. so, I may go looking for some other brand. They fell apart about 3 or 4 strokes into each batch of resin.

: I use glue syringes from WoodCraft to measure the epoxy for small batches.
: For Glen-L I measured 1 tablespoon of water into one syringe and marked
: the syringe by scratching it with a knife then using the syringe I
: measured water 5 times into a glass and sucked all of the water into a
: second syringe and marked it with a scratch. Take both syringes apart to
: completely dry before using on to measure the epoxy. For Raka I set up
: syringes for 2 Tbsp and 4 Tbsp.

I doubt I will have the problem with the Raka that I have had with the Epoxy-Shield, so, may not need the tiny incriments.

: I developed a good swearing vocabulary keeping up with, squeeging off and
: sanding off Epoxy-Shield while applying it well under 90 F. You should see
: it string off a roller when it goes off. Actually I hope you don't. It
: took me 8 to 10 batches to glass the inside of my canoe. When you switch to Raka you'll be chasing runs. Don't forget to mask to
: minimize the runs. Get up early to epoxy.

I will welcome the runs, believe me. Those, I'm use to.

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: It gets better with time 8-)

Lookin' forward to that. :) Thanks, it's nice to see or hear that someone else has had similar experiences with this brand of epoxy. If I didn't have critters, I'd bring this thing into the house and finish it. But...

Thanks again. ............. Rehd

: Dave