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Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
By:Acors
Date: 5/9/2008, 6:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test (Bryan Hansel)

Hi Bryan, HBN can be tinted, practically the tinting is in the epoxy but being white the color shows, with the dye i used bright colors tend to turn milky, a bit on the pastel side, not much of a problem for me since what drove me to the HBN initially was to find something white or off-white. Dark colors are more delicate but i dont use them, light colors dont pose much of a problem though.
Keep in mind that you can still mix black graphite and HBN in any sort of way and play with that.
As for the shading due to "see-through" id suggest to dye the wood with a wash of the color of choice so that it forms a nice base.

I would guess that even if the graphite or HBN doesnt need UV protection the resin in the mix does so it should be covered yet i dont think i will ever bother varnishing over HBN from the waterline down. After all the old black graphite didnt use to get covered... or am i wrong?

: Thanks for all the hard work on this. It's very enlightening. I wonder how
: gel coat would compare.

: I have a question about graphite. Can the white graphite/epoxy mix be tinted
: another color? Does the graphite need anything over it to protect from UV?

Messages In This Thread

Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/29/2008, 8:25 am
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
Acors -- 5/9/2008, 5:11 pm
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test------WebKi
Dan Caouette (CSFW------WebKitFormBoundaryHAvdf7mj -- 5/12/2008, 8:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:05 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 5/2/2008, 1:50 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:17 am
Urethane Safety Issues
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2008, 4:57 pm
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Roy -- 5/7/2008, 11:05 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Roy -- 5/4/2008, 11:06 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2008, 2:10 am
Ditto to what Bill said...------WebKitFormBoundary
Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundarydta+Yzz -- 5/5/2008, 9:00 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Roy -- 5/5/2008, 5:58 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:02 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:06 am
Part III
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:06 am
Part II
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:04 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues Part 1
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:03 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Steve Rasmussen -- 4/29/2008, 5:21 pm
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:11 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Steve Rasmussen -- 4/30/2008, 9:32 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2008, 9:11 pm
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Steve Rasmussen -- 4/29/2008, 9:37 pm
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:14 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Steve Rasmussen -- 4/29/2008, 7:50 pm
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
Bryan Hansel -- 4/29/2008, 9:44 am
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
Acors -- 5/9/2008, 6:01 pm
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 9:40 am
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:07 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/30/2008, 8:58 am
Re: Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test
Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2008, 1:21 am
Test Link *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/29/2008, 8:27 am
question
LeeG -- 5/14/2008, 12:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundaryaMY9uSP -- 5/14/2008, 3:17 pm
Re: Test Link
Dave Reekie -- 4/29/2008, 1:14 pm