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And I forgot to add . . .
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 2/19/2001, 3:14 am
In Response To: Re: You laughed? And I was serious. :) (daren)

: hi paul;
: this will probably sound like a stupid question, but, doesn't the epoxy stick
: to the painted concrete?
: regards daren.....

Good catch.

It probably will. I forgot to mention the use of a release agent.

The paint just seals the pores in the concrete.

A coating of paste wax, vegetable oil spray (Pam (R)) or some other release agent (I believe the pros use polyvinyl alcohol) is applied to the surface of the mold before laying on the glass and resin. Use something that you can clean off easily as it may be challenging to sand excess release agent off of the inside of your seat before adding extra layers for reinforcement.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

String Marking Of Strongback
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 7:35 am
String Align *Pic*
mike allen ---> -- 2/16/2001, 5:45 pm
Do I detect a low volume deck shape? Very cool *NM*
RUSS -- 2/17/2001, 9:15 am
Do I detect a low volume boat?
Russ -- 2/17/2001, 9:02 am
Re: Do I detect a low volume boat?
mike allen ---> -- 2/19/2001, 3:51 pm
Re: 2nd the string thing *NM* *Pic*
Larry C. -- 2/16/2001, 8:57 pm
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
RUSS -- 2/15/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ray Port Angeles -- 2/15/2001, 3:05 pm
Re: Rays response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:55 am
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ben Staley -- 2/15/2001, 3:48 pm
Re: Bens response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 9:05 am
Re: pls call me BEHN :)
Ben Staley -- 2/16/2001, 10:34 am
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 8:21 am
Re: Rehd
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 9:17 am
A sore toe -- guaranteed
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2001, 1:19 am
Re: A sore toe -- guaranteed
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:53 am
You laughed? And I was serious. :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/18/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: You laughed? And I was serious. :)
daren -- 2/18/2001, 11:32 pm
And I forgot to add . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 3:14 am
Re: And I forgot to add . . .
daren -- 2/19/2001, 9:28 pm
it has been tried, and it is more expensive
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 10:38 pm
Re: Rehd
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 7:56 pm
Re: Rehds response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:48 am