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S&G: refinishing questions
By:David Vugteveen
Date: 5/5/2012, 11:59 am

I'm refinishing our kayaks, first time since built. Artic Tern 17 and 14. I started sanding, believing I need to remove ALL of the old finish. But I'm running into glass more often than I like. Is it neccessary to remove all the old? Can I just lightly sand old finish and spray new on top of old? Will new finish clear up the glass or do I need to touch up with epoxy and sand before I refinish? Original finish was clear urethane. I planed on having them sprayed with a 2 part auto-body clear-coat. Will the clear coat have to be sanded down to epoxy next time I refinish them? If so, I might be sorrry I did it a few years from now. Thanks for any feed back and advice.

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S&G: refinishing questions
David Vugteveen -- 5/5/2012, 11:59 am
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Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/5/2012, 1:20 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/6/2012, 12:36 pm
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Donovan -- 5/6/2012, 10:45 pm
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Dave Vugteveen -- 5/7/2012, 8:50 am
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Eric Mattison -- 5/8/2012, 1:32 pm
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robert N Pruden -- 6/9/2012, 12:31 pm