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At 10:13 AM 10/2/2006, Ballantyne, Merrill wrote:
>Resoundingly, yes, it will degrade. Epoxy is not a paint, unless its
>epoxy paint. The problem tom, with painting over his epoxy coating now,
>is simply that it is too smooth, and chemically impervious (like you
>say) to most everything except UV. Because of this, it cant chemically
>bond to anything, and so he will have to sand the epoxy before anything
>(including more epoxy) will stick to it. ...
Well, actually no, there are many ways to paint over epoxy. And without
sanding a thing. My last boat had an epoxy glass cold molded hull and deck
and it certainly was painted very easily. Awl Grip shined like a new penny
and kept that brand new, freshly sprayed look the whole time we owned it.
Depending upon the epoxy used, and on the paint products going over it, the
paint people will be able to tell you exactly what tie coat is necessary in
any given application. No problems at all.
It is when people try and home-brew painting solutions on the cheap that
the horror stories begin.
Tom
Tom & Jackie O'Meara
ex-Seaskate, Searunner 40 Tri
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