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Re: moisture for wetting out
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 4/1/2001, 11:07 am
In Response To: moisture for wetting out (David)

You can probably get away with epoxying, but to be on the safe side, I would just hold off until you can be sure the moisture will be under control. Once the threat of more water coming is has diminished, open the windows or get a dehumidifier. Let things stablize for another couple days and then start your epoxy work.

Too much humidity can cause blush with some epoxies. Changing humidity levels can change wood dimensions and cause annoying problems. The time wasted now will probably be worth the effort saved doing it later.

If it doesn't look like the conditions will ever improve, go ahead and start working, just be aware of the potential problems and do your best to minimize them.

: I was about to put a sealer coat of epoxy(sys III clearcoat) on my hull when
: we got hit by 5 inches of rain on Buzzard's Bay. I am building in my
: basement and it flooded two to three inches. I have pumped dry except for
: the uneven points of the floor. I will wet vac the rest tomarrow(Sunday).
: There is still a lot of moisture in the air and the sumps are running
: almost constant, with more rain to follow Monday and Tuesday. Not to be a
: weather station, but I will be out of state for a week and I would like to
: seal the hull and glass at least one coat of 3.1 oz. satin before I take
: off for vacation on Wenesday. I do not have any devise that measures
: moisture content in the air. If and when can I do the first coat and
: wetout? Will the high humitity (?) effect the results? I have not worked
: with fiberglass and resin since we built stich and glue river boats for a
: local river race in late Sixties.( yes I forgot everything I never knew).
: Please give me a clue.
: Dave

Messages In This Thread

moisture for wetting out
David -- 4/1/2001, 3:15 am
Re: moisture for wetting out
Rob Macks -- 4/1/2001, 11:45 am
Re: moisture for wetting out
David -- 4/1/2001, 2:04 pm
Re: moisture for wetting out
Rob Macks -- 4/1/2001, 3:05 pm
Re: moisture for wetting out
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/1/2001, 11:07 am
Re: moisture for wetting out
Mike Scarborough -- 4/1/2001, 9:49 am