Good day all,

Well, the time that I have put off for so long has finally come. When I 'glassed the deck of my kayak I has some problems with milkiness. I now believe the resin had been contaminated with condensation. Nonetheless, it wasn't what I expected, and I had sworn that when the time came to revarnish I would sand the whole thing off and redo the deck down to the waterline.

That time has come all too soon. There was someone that posted a very good detail long ago of sanding off the 'glass on their deck. Thanks to whoever that was. I will use the advice of a random orbit sander. However, I would like some input from anyone that's done this before. Any time savers? Any advice?

This time 'round I plan to use Raka epoxy. All the writings I've read imply that it's a thinner resin, and I think that will do much better in my tropical climate. It sure can't do worse than what I used, which I won't say because it may have been due to condensation, and I can't blame that on the manufacturer. Others that have used the stuff had great results.

By the way, Goldspar varnish has passed the ultimate UV test... riding around on my truck in the tropics for over a year and a half. Mainly just revarnishing because of wear and tear, but no indications of UV damage.

Cheers!

Malcolm