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S&G: Fiberglass vs. polyurethane paint.
By:Brian Scarborough
Date: 9/27/2009, 10:56 pm

Our CLC Chesapeake project continues. God, this thing is taking forever...

Anyway, we finally got to the sanding part today. I'm pretty sure that we have, in spots, gone through the epoxy fill coats into the glass. And in other spots, we haven't sanded completely smooth.

I am aware that any varnish over exposed fiberglass is a bad cosmetic flaw.

But what about polyurethane paint (Interlux, Pettit, etc.)?

Do you all think we should squeegee a very light coat of epoxy, and then sand lightly?

Or just paint it?

We'd very much like to get this thing launched in the next two weeks...

Thanks,
Brian

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S&G: Fiberglass vs. polyurethane paint.
Brian Scarborough -- 9/27/2009, 10:56 pm
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Dave Houser -- 9/28/2009, 7:49 pm
Re: S&G: Fiberglass vs. polyurethane paint.
Bill Hamm -- 9/28/2009, 12:17 am
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Duane Strosaker -- 9/27/2009, 11:45 pm
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george jung -- 9/27/2009, 11:02 pm