: The one thing I wish I did was to add the silica to th HBN for the hull of
: the VJ. It creates a pretty tough coating. Ah well, odds are I will resand
: the whole kayak, recoat it and give her a new paint job. The ash rub strip
: at the stern end of the keel has splintered off badly and I have a new
: brass strip waiting to be installed. That will be my winter project no
: doubt.

: Robert N Pruden

I ordered my 10-micron HBN today. I got an extremely fast response, and one of the things this lady mentioned was that after opening the package, to toss in a few desiccants if i've got them for storing and keeping the material. HBN is hygroscopic, so it wants to absorb any moisture available (interesting...), which explains why people have noticed it clumping. Just thought I'd put that information out there for others as well.

~Johnathan