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Re: Strip: Speaking of Epoxy...
By:Oliver Bloch
Date: 1/9/2011, 8:28 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Speaking of Epoxy... (John VanBuren)

: Jim,
: I have use System 3 Silvertip with great sucess. Unfortunately I
: have no experience with any other products. After all the work I
: put in to the wood work, I do not care to experiment with other
: products that might not work as well, even though I am sure some
: do.

: John

You should't have much trouble at those temps, and there are good products offered by a number of manufacturers, including those already mentioned: RAKA, MAS, System 3, and others. I've used RAKA (it is usually the most competitively priced) with success, especially at warmer temperatures (like yours), but had problems once when I wasn't paying attention as basement temps dipped into the 50s. On my build this winter, I'm trying the System 3 Silvertip which claims to work well at much lower temperatures. We'll see how it goes.
Read the manufacturers instructions (online) to check suggested parameters, and go with low/non blush formulations and slow hardeners to make things easier on a first build.

As for glass, shop around, as prices can vary but the basic 4/6 ounce E and S glass for kayak building is pretty much the same product ..... RAKA is a good source, but also USComposites, Sweet Composites, Thayercraft and some of the big marine suppliers (Jamestown, West, Hamilton and surely others.

Hull looks good!

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Strip: Speaking of Epoxy...
Jim Schaffer -- 1/8/2011, 7:30 pm
Re: Strip: Speaking of Epoxy... *PIC*
Jim Schaffer -- 1/8/2011, 7:47 pm
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Joe Whitman -- 1/8/2011, 11:44 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/8/2011, 10:36 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/8/2011, 10:36 pm
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Jim Schaffer -- 1/9/2011, 8:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2011, 12:34 am
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John VanBuren -- 1/9/2011, 7:45 am
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Oliver Bloch -- 1/9/2011, 8:28 am
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Dave Houser -- 1/9/2011, 11:46 am
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Jim Schaffer -- 1/9/2011, 5:10 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/9/2011, 8:10 pm
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Dennis -- 1/9/2011, 1:08 pm
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Glen Smith -- 1/9/2011, 1:21 pm
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Dennis -- 1/11/2011, 2:28 pm
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MattD. -- 1/9/2011, 3:49 pm