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Re: Strip: Carbon black *PIC*
By:Kirk Fredericks
Date: 1/6/2012, 9:42 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Carbon black (Tim Foley)

: Randy,
: In my past experience I mixed the graphite in "by eye"
: and it always had a translucent finish so I would recommend
: doing all coats with the graphite mixed in. About three coats
: will probably get you a pretty dark finish. That being said I
: never used it in a "wet out" of the cloth. Hopefully
: some one with more experince will chime in.
: Tim

I used it on 4oz glass for the inside of this boat. I mixed it sort of by eye to the ratio suggested on the can. Raka epoxy and hardener, West graphite. Wetted out fairly black, fill coat brought it to the darkness I was after.

Kirk

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Carbon black
Randy Echtinaw -- 1/6/2012, 7:24 am
Re: Strip: Carbon black
Tim Foley -- 1/6/2012, 7:42 am
Re: Strip: Carbon black *PIC*
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/6/2012, 9:42 am
Re: Strip: Carbon black
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/6/2012, 11:01 am
Re: Strip: Carbon black
MattD. -- 1/6/2012, 1:09 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon black
Eric Mattison -- 1/6/2012, 11:28 am