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Re: Material: WB-LPU in high temperatures?
By:mike m
Date: 8/15/2003, 12:03 am
In Response To: Material: WB-LPU in high temperatures? (Robert Owens)

The humididity will actually help but I had trouble with the System 3 LPU at over 70 deg. at 50% humidity. I got up at about 3am and started working. One tip. If you think you might have to stop after one or two coats due to temp. then make sure not to mix the cross linking agent in the base coats or you will be sanding prior to your next application. I put on two coats with cross linker and then had to stop due to temp. Sanding this stuff is no fun. It is TOUGH.

All that said, I love it.

Mike

Here I am in sunny Florida waiting to finish two boats with System Three
: WB-LPU. Needless to say this time of year it is still 90+ degrees most
: days. The plus side is the brutal humidity.

: What whould be your strategy for applying this tricky finish in these
: conditions?

Messages In This Thread

Material: WB-LPU in high temperatures?
Robert Owens -- 8/14/2003, 8:38 am
Re: Material: WB-LPU in high temperatures?
mike m -- 8/15/2003, 12:03 am
Re: Material: WB-LPU in high temperatures?
Robert Owens -- 8/15/2003, 8:59 am
Re: Material: WB-LPU in high temperatures?
Jim Kozel -- 8/14/2003, 9:33 am
Re: Material: What is WB-LPU?
JJ Atkinson -- 8/15/2003, 2:38 pm