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Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/25/2009, 12:44 am
In Response To: Paddle: What surface to epoxy? (Daniel from sweden)

: Hi there on the other side of the world!

: Im going to make me a paddle. Then I started wondering what surface epoxi
: attaches best. Is it a 80, 400 or 1200 sanded surface? Or even planed?

: This thing "kayak making" is FUN!!!

Personally I don't like the "hand" of epoxy for a paddle, makes it slippery. I prefer oil as a finish. Have been playing with using Watco danish oil first then tung oil, seems to hold up somewhat better than just using tung oil.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
Daniel from sweden -- 3/24/2009, 12:58 pm
Why epoxy?
Dave Gentry -- 3/25/2009, 11:20 am
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2009, 8:01 am
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2009, 12:44 am
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy? *Pic*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/25/2009, 8:11 pm
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
JohnK -- 3/24/2009, 5:27 pm
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
skiffrace -- 3/24/2009, 4:40 pm
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy? *LINK*
Daniel from sweden -- 3/25/2009, 1:32 pm
Re: Paddle: What surface to epoxy?
Pawistik -- 3/25/2009, 5:04 pm