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Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
By:Dan Caouette
Date: 7/5/2012, 1:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? (Etienne Muller)

: The matt black looks very smart. It could be real slick to do the
: entire boat like that.

A stealth boat, huh?

For my first Black Pearl (back in 2007) my customer requested a semi-gloss finish. He didn't want to get blinded by the sun reflecting off the high-gloss black deck. I used Perfection on that that one. I wetsanded it to 2000 grit and polished it back up to a semi-gloss sheen. Interlux makes a dulling agent also.

While it may look cool, dulling the finish will reduce the protection to UV damage. The high-gloss reflects much of the rays.

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Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:50 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 3:06 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 8:46 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:23 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 1:20 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 5:56 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 8:30 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/5/2012, 11:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2012, 1:42 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2012, 8:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2012, 1:22 am
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danperry -- 7/10/2012, 4:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2012, 1:25 am
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danperry -- 7/11/2012, 4:43 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/11/2012, 11:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2012, 1:36 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/5/2012, 5:38 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 6:11 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/5/2012, 10:03 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 10:16 am
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:26 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 12:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:47 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 12:50 pm
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 6:16 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 1:23 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 1:33 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Dan Caouette -- 7/5/2012, 1:29 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 2:08 pm
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2012, 2:01 am
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Justin -- 7/5/2012, 5:54 am
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:45 am
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yellowbelly -- 7/5/2012, 8:08 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Bryan K -- 7/5/2012, 9:19 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Dan Caouette -- 7/5/2012, 9:24 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:26 pm