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Re: One thing about Wheat flout
By:Mike Savage
Date: 4/13/2008, 6:08 am
In Response To: One thing about Wheat flout (Gennie)

: I used it for filler on my Guillemot, and it matches the coulur of pine very
: well. I also used it for schmutz sealing the bulkheads, and that looks
: ugly now!
: As I didnt varnish the inside of the kayak, moisture has made the wheatflour
: turn black (some sort of fungus I guess).
: This filler needs sealing! Other than that there is no problems to using
: flour for filler. I sanded the surface and varnished the filling and that
: has stopped the fungus

: Gennie
: www.byg-kajak.dk

Hi Gennie et al,
Another thing with wheat flour, if you're gluten intolerant the dust can cause a reaction. Think cedar and epoxy dust, wear a mask.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Talc?
Kudzu -- 4/8/2008, 9:02 am
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Robert Hancock -- 4/11/2008, 7:34 am
Re: Wheat flout
Kudzu -- 4/9/2008, 7:10 pm
Re: Wheat flout
Toni V -- 4/10/2008, 2:47 am
One thing about Wheat flout
Gennie -- 4/13/2008, 2:33 am
Re: One thing about Wheat flout
Mike Savage -- 4/13/2008, 6:08 am
Re: One thing about Wheat flout
Toni V -- 4/13/2008, 4:14 am
Re: Wheat flout
Glen Smith -- 4/9/2008, 7:26 pm
Re: Wheat flout
Mike Savage -- 4/9/2008, 7:21 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 8:18 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
prasad bhatla -- 4/9/2008, 1:30 am
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Toni V -- 4/8/2008, 6:40 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/8/2008, 4:20 pm
Good Info!
Kudzu -- 4/8/2008, 7:50 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
John Eberly -- 4/8/2008, 12:47 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/8/2008, 2:09 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/8/2008, 11:37 am
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/8/2008, 1:59 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Mike Savage -- 4/8/2008, 3:17 pm
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 9:24 am
Not in my experience
Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2008, 7:03 am
Re: Epoxy: Talc?
Robert McMurray -- 4/8/2008, 9:18 am