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Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test *LINK*
By:Dan Caouette (CSFW)
Date: 4/29/2008, 8:25 am

You'll be glad to hear that I finally ran my little not-so-scientific abrasion test of the hBN. I tested it with 5 other opaque coatings and 6 clears. In my little test it appears the hBN performed exactly the same as the West 423 Graphite. Impressive. It needs full-scale testing to really see how it performs in the real world. The next kayak on my build schedule will be used as a testbed. I'll also be coating my own Guillemot with it for more testing.

Stay tuned...

By the way I also tested a few other coatings. 12 total: 6 opaque and 6 clears. All were marine or commercial in nature (no hardware store brands).

The two-component urethanes (clears and colors) performed much better than the single pot paints and varnishes. Not really surprising. The best performing clear was actually an automotive urethane (DuPont ChromaPremier 72200s with flex additive). Stay away from the waterbornes... Again, not surprising.

A full read-up can be found in the link below...

Dan

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Material: hBN Coating Abrasion Test *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/29/2008, 8:25 am
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Acors -- 5/9/2008, 5:11 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW------WebKitFormBoundaryHAvdf7mj -- 5/12/2008, 8:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:05 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 5/2/2008, 1:50 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:17 am
Urethane Safety Issues
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2008, 4:57 pm
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Roy -- 5/7/2008, 11:05 am
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Roy -- 5/4/2008, 11:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2008, 2:10 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundarydta+Yzz -- 5/5/2008, 9:00 am
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Roy -- 5/5/2008, 5:58 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:02 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:06 am
Part III
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:06 am
Part II
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:04 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues Part 1
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 10:03 am
Re: Urethane Safety Issues
Steve Rasmussen -- 4/29/2008, 5:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:11 am
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Steve Rasmussen -- 4/30/2008, 9:32 am
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Ted Henry -- 4/29/2008, 9:11 pm
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Steve Rasmussen -- 4/29/2008, 9:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:14 am
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Steve Rasmussen -- 4/29/2008, 7:50 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/29/2008, 9:44 am
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Acors -- 5/9/2008, 6:01 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/30/2008, 9:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2008, 1:07 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/30/2008, 8:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2008, 1:21 am
Test Link *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/29/2008, 8:27 am
question
LeeG -- 5/14/2008, 12:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundaryaMY9uSP -- 5/14/2008, 3:17 pm
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Dave Reekie -- 4/29/2008, 1:14 pm