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Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
By:Jim Schaffer
Date: 6/20/2011, 3:55 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun! (Bill VerSteeg)

: You will be fine. I have been paddling mine without a varnish for a
: few months, and I just brought it back up the hill to the house
: for a final sanding, fiberglass touch up and varnish. I have
: gotten advice to keep it out of the sun for extended periods,
: but a day or two of exposure to sunlight (or maybe even a month
: or two) won't hurt it.

: I would try to keep it out of direct sun until the glass totally
: cures, just to be safe. Even that probably won't have any effect
: though.

: Bill VerSteeg

Thanks Bill, you know the work that goes into this. I'm also surprised at the results as this is the first time I've seen it in natural light. It looked better under incandescents, in my opinion....

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Jim Schaffer -- 6/20/2011, 3:23 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Bill VerSteeg -- 6/20/2011, 3:33 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Jim Schaffer -- 6/20/2011, 3:55 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Clayton Plunkett -- 6/20/2011, 3:56 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/20/2011, 6:38 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Jim Schaffer -- 6/20/2011, 8:38 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/20/2011, 9:09 pm
Re: Strip: Epoxy and sun!
Damian Wentzel -- 6/20/2011, 8:00 pm