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Re: S&G: refinishing questions
By:Donovan
Date: 5/6/2012, 10:45 pm
In Response To: S&G: refinishing questions (David Vugteveen)

: 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.

Will you have them ready for Meet at the Beach in Holland in June ?

Messages In This Thread

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