: 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 cle ar-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.

Hey, Dave...l have refinished my kayak a few times. I have always sanded just to remove the varnish (yellow dust),then made any epoxy repairs I needed, then recoated with new varnish. You know you are sanding into the epoxy when the dust is white. I agree with Bryan that you should smooth out the finish with epoxy to get rid of any low spots you may have unintentially created. I painted one of my boatis with auto paint...it will sand off easily if I need to refish it some day. I would not put epoxy over auto paint. Hope this adds to your growing knowledge base.

Robert N Pruden