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Re: No way
By:David
Date: 3/5/1999, 10:56 pm
In Response To: No way (Pete Rudie)

> I wouldn't trust anything that costs $15 per gal. Tell us more if you want
> better advice. Is it an adhesive? A coating? Does it cure at ambient
> temperature, or do you have to spray it with plural component pumps and
> heated lines? (I know of some 100% solids urethanes applied that way, but
> they cure in 7 to 10 seconds. They cost $22-30 /gal. in 55 gal. drumloads,
> but you wouldn't want them anywhere near a strip-built kayak.) How old is
> it? What is the shelf life? Who is the manufacturer? What is the source?
> What does the manufacturer's information say? Who do you know who has used
> it? What handling precautions are required? Are the vapors toxic? What
> solvents are in it? How and where do you dispose of unused portions, and
> at what cost? (around here, it costs $17/gal. to dispose of the stuff.)

> Typically, in boatbuilding urethanes are used for topcoats only, because
> epoxy is subject to breakdown by ultraviolet radiation. There is an
> ongoing controversy about polymer coatings vs. traditional spar varnish in
> the boatbuilding community. Check out the WoodenBoat BBS on that subject.
> Most of us have decided that it's easier to touch up spar varnish every
> year or two rather than go to the labor, expense and mess of removing
> catalyzed finishes. The chemicals you need to do that are really nasty
> (methylene chloride is the principal component in most of them, and it's a
> known carcinogen), and if you sand it all off you have toxic dust all over
> your shop.

> My opinion? You can't afford the cost of saving that much money.

It is somthing called Boat yard I think it's made by evercoat. All I know is what the guy at my local marine supply store told me. He said that it is a polyester resin that is on sale from $20 per gallon to 12$a gallon Thats all the info I know so far but if this stuff is ok I don't think I want to pass it up.

Messages In This Thread

Polyurathane Resin for boat building?
David -- 3/5/1999, 5:36 pm
polyester resin and boats
Paul jacobson -- 3/7/1999, 1:40 am
Re: polyester resin and boats
Jason Steeves -- 3/7/1999, 2:55 am
No way
Pete Rudie -- 3/5/1999, 10:14 pm
Re: No way
David -- 3/5/1999, 10:56 pm
Part Way, Maybe
Pete Rudie -- 3/6/1999, 1:37 am
Re: Polyester Resins
Shawn Baker -- 3/6/1999, 10:21 am
Re: Polyurathane Resin for boat building?
Jason Steeves -- 3/5/1999, 9:59 pm