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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
By:Mike Savage
Date: 7/21/2012, 7:15 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli (Miami Tavo)

: Thanks Mike! I was concerned the cracking would somehow affect the
: new coats! Cheers!

Sand the hull well if the coating is cracked. You'll likely get cracks in the same areas of stress on the skin after a while. If the initial coating is well soaked into the fabric, it shouldn't leak even if the outer layers are cracked.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairline cracks/pinholes *PIC*
Miami Tavo -- 7/19/2012, 4:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Mike Savage -- 7/20/2012, 6:00 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Miami Tavo -- 7/20/2012, 6:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Mike Savage -- 7/21/2012, 7:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Miami Tavo -- 7/22/2012, 1:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2012, 1:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Mike Savage -- 7/23/2012, 7:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Rustoleum "professional" hairli
Miami Tavo -- 7/24/2012, 8:04 pm