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S&G: graphite or varnish first
By:Randy Knauff
Date: 3/16/2013, 12:02 pm

I am going to paint some trim lines on my kayak and graphite coat the bottom.
Should I put the paint and graphite coating directly onto the epoxy and then varnish the whole kayak?
Or can I varnish the whole kayak now and put the paint and graphite on a some later date? Will they adhere to the varnish finish as well as to the bare epoxy?
Thanks.
Randy

Messages In This Thread

S&G: graphite or varnish first
Randy Knauff -- 3/16/2013, 12:02 pm
Re: S&G: graphite or varnish first
robert l -- 3/16/2013, 4:17 pm
Re: S&G: graphite or varnish first
Brian Nystrom -- 3/18/2013, 7:18 am
Re: S&G: graphite or varnish first
robert l -- 3/18/2013, 6:26 pm
Re: S&G: graphite or varnish first
Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2013, 1:45 am