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Epoxy: Cloudy Epoxy Problems
By:Tim Prendiville
Date: 9/6/2010, 1:31 pm

I built my woodstrip kayak a little over two years ago. It was my first shot at working with epoxy (MAS) and fiberglass. Last year I started noticing the finish turning cloudy. I know epoxy can cloud if exposed for long periods of time, but its stored in the garage, only taken out less than a dozen times, and it has several coats of marine varnish. The cloudiness is located in multiple locations spread over the deck and seems to be getting worse. I am slowly convincing myself that the only solution is to strip off the glass and start from scratch. Am I being foolish? If I do have to strip it back to bare wood, can I do it without having to do the whole thing. I dread having to glass the coming again (wasn't easy the first time).

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Epoxy: Cloudy Epoxy Problems
Tim Prendiville -- 9/6/2010, 1:31 pm
Re: Epoxy: Cloudy Epoxy Problems
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/7/2010, 2:26 am
Re: Epoxy: Cloudy Epoxy Problems
Tim Prendiville -- 9/9/2010, 7:47 pm
Re: Epoxy: Cloudy Epoxy Problems
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2010, 8:52 am