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Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
By:Steve
Date: 6/18/2012, 7:16 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend? (Damian Wentzel)

: would all my hard work go down the drain from 5 days of fun in
: the sun or is varnish a must-do before going outside at all.

Going on five years with no varnish. No problems yet. Sanded and re-coated with epoxy last year to eliminate scratches, in preparation for varnishing. Will get around to varnishing one of these days.

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Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Damian Wentzel -- 6/16/2012, 9:05 pm
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Marc Upchurch -- 6/16/2012, 11:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/17/2012, 2:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Bill Hamm -- 6/18/2012, 12:43 am
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Etienne Muller -- 6/17/2012, 6:39 am
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Al Edie -- 6/17/2012, 4:34 pm
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/17/2012, 9:26 am
Re: Epoxy: Will kayak survive a weekend?
Steve -- 6/18/2012, 7:16 pm