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Re: Automobile finish
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 11/10/2013, 2:09 pm
In Response To: Automobile finish (Jay Babina)

I don't disagree on the whole, but as someone who is becoming chronically short of time I think that for some people it has to be a consideration. Time is money and all that.

If you took into account the amount of time it takes to brush varnish, the durability of the varnish v. sprayed finish, and the fact that in my experience you'll have to redo the varnish at least once before the sprayed finish wears out, I think you have to consider having it sprayed if you're short on time. We can argue about whether or not automotive finish or a finish like Awlcraft 2000 is better, but I don't think that we can argue that paddling is more fun than varnishing.

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Matthew -- 10/7/2013, 5:41 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 10/8/2013, 9:51 am
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Mike Bielski -- 10/10/2013, 12:10 pm
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John Faas -- 10/10/2013, 5:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/10/2013, 6:35 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 10/11/2013, 9:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 10/10/2013, 8:22 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/10/2013, 5:39 pm
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aedie -- 10/23/2013, 12:09 am
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bryan kapteyn -- 10/23/2013, 12:32 pm
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Greg_H -- 10/23/2013, 4:01 pm
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bryan kapteyn -- 10/23/2013, 5:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/24/2013, 12:40 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/24/2013, 6:40 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/24/2013, 10:58 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 7:57 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2013, 12:43 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:24 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/25/2013, 4:51 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 5:49 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2013, 6:29 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 8:32 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2013, 10:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/26/2013, 9:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:45 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/26/2013, 10:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2013, 1:09 am
Automobile finish id for automobiles
Jay Babina -- 11/8/2013, 7:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/8/2013, 9:25 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/8/2013, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/10/2013, 1:24 am
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Noel Bennett -- 11/10/2013, 7:04 am
Automobile finish
Jay Babina -- 11/10/2013, 7:28 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/10/2013, 2:09 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/10/2013, 3:43 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/10/2013, 4:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/10/2013, 5:17 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/10/2013, 7:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2013, 2:44 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/11/2013, 6:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2013, 12:19 am
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Allan -- 11/10/2013, 4:31 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/10/2013, 5:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2013, 2:51 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/11/2013, 12:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2013, 12:25 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/12/2013, 12:49 am
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aedie -- 10/24/2013, 2:01 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2013, 5:12 pm
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aedie -- 10/25/2013, 12:53 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 1:11 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/7/2013, 10:05 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/7/2013, 5:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:49 am
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aedie -- 10/26/2013, 12:54 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/7/2013, 10:16 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/7/2013, 1:06 pm
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:08 am
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:14 am
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:16 am
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/10/2013, 1:32 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/7/2013, 11:11 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/8/2013, 1:59 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/9/2013, 8:36 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/9/2013, 9:19 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/9/2013, 10:29 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/9/2013, 10:48 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/9/2013, 12:24 pm
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aedie -- 11/11/2013, 9:09 pm