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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
By:George
Date: 12/5/2009, 8:52 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat (Kudzu)

: Was waiting on someone else to reply but there is my thoughts on
: the matter. The big advantage to Coelan is it's flexibility and
: high UV resistance. If your under coating with something else
: less flexible your have lost half of it's advantage, the coating
: will only be as flexible as what is under it.

: (Are they even compatible? Can you over coat with Coelan? I don't
: know)

: Second, if your not going to keep your boat outside in the weather
: you have lost any real advantage to me. Unless someone has
: another reason I am missing, I wouldn't do it.

One of the things that i've read a lot is that coelan will stick to almost everything, so i would think a marine oil varnish would be an easier substrate than say nylon.

And another plus of traditional oil marine varnishes is that they're quite flexible as well, so again a good mate i would think.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
George -- 12/4/2009, 9:58 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
George -- 12/7/2009, 3:35 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2009, 1:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Charlie -- 12/4/2009, 7:01 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2009, 10:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Kudzu -- 12/4/2009, 8:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2009, 7:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Kudzu -- 12/4/2009, 2:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
George -- 12/5/2009, 8:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2009, 11:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2009, 11:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coelan topcoat
Kudzu -- 12/5/2009, 9:22 am