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Epoxy over gelcoat?
By:Berkeley C.
Date: 6/9/2001, 12:10 pm

I have a Kevlar surf kayak with a few minor cracks/cave-ins from rocks. I want to patch the boat up and refinish with gel-coat (bottom) and Urethane (top). I'm concerned about adhesion though. I've seen fiberglass patches delaminate from gel-coat. Do I need to sand down to the fiber/epoxy or can I go over the gel? I'm planning on using West Marine epoxy with e-glass (I forget the weight).

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Epoxy over gelcoat?
Berkeley C. -- 6/9/2001, 12:10 pm
Re: Epoxy over gelcoat?
peter -- 6/14/2001, 1:24 pm
Re: Epoxy over gelcoat?
Jay Babina -- 6/11/2001, 9:59 am