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2-Part Polyurethane *LINK*
By:John Caldeira
Date: 8/23/2009, 2:43 am
In Response To: Material: clearcoat (dave g)

Two-part polyurethane is close to auto clear coating and I am now a big fan of it. I have done 13 boats in Varnish and now 2 in polyurethane. The poly has high UV resistance.

My poly boats have been 6 months in the water now and it is FAR SUPERIOR to varnish in scratch resistance.

I brushed it on. It goes on thicker so hides underlying scratches and defects much better than varnish.

I'll probably never go back to varnish.

John

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Messages In This Thread

Material: clearcoat
dave g -- 8/21/2009, 8:00 pm
Re: Material: clearcoat
Holmes -- 8/27/2009, 4:18 am
Re: Material: clearcoat
Rob Irving -- 8/24/2009, 11:58 pm
Re: Material: clearcoat *LINK*
John Bratton -- 8/24/2009, 1:07 pm
2-Part Polyurethane *LINK*
John Caldeira -- 8/23/2009, 2:43 am
Re: 2-Part Polyurethane
george jung -- 8/23/2009, 9:25 am
Re: 2-Part Polyurethane
Bill Hamm -- 8/24/2009, 12:28 am
Re: 2-Part Polyurethane
QuicksilverMike -- 8/23/2009, 5:45 am
Re: Material: clearcoat
Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2009, 12:49 am
Re: Material: clearcoat
Charlie -- 8/21/2009, 10:14 pm
Re: Material: clearcoat
Kudzu -- 8/22/2009, 9:02 am
Re: Material: clearcoat
Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2009, 12:11 am
Re: Material: clearcoat
george jung -- 8/21/2009, 8:08 pm