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Re: Other: Automobile finish
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 10/10/2013, 8:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Automobile finish (John Faas)

I really don't know how much it would run. Good quality finishes that are worth putting on are really expensive. For the resin, catalyst, and reducer it was way over $300, but Awlcraft is not a consumer product, it's a professional product, so they don't sell it in small quantities. That's enough for 3 kayaks.

Spraying a kayak is hard because there are lots of opportunities for runs with all of the curves. A pro spraying the stuff he usually uses won't have a problem, but if you have no experience spraying it can be really difficult. Nothing an extra coat of finish and some abrasives can't fix, but frustrating.

If funds are tight and you want a very durable professional-type finish you might want look at Epifanes. Duane Strosaker closed down his web site- but he uses that on his boats and he gets great results by rolling/brushing solid colors. I'm sure that the formulation of their clears is similar. If it were me I'd call the tech line at Epifanes and ask. I've called them a couple times- they're really good guys and work really hard to help you out.

Dan Caouette at Clear Stream Fine Woodworking is a big proponent of having kayaks sprayed, so you might drop him a line.

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Matthew -- 10/7/2013, 5:41 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 10/8/2013, 9:51 am
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Mike Bielski -- 10/10/2013, 12:10 pm
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John Faas -- 10/10/2013, 5:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/10/2013, 6:35 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 10/11/2013, 9:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 10/10/2013, 8:22 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/10/2013, 5:39 pm
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aedie -- 10/23/2013, 12:09 am
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bryan kapteyn -- 10/23/2013, 12:32 pm
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Greg_H -- 10/23/2013, 4:01 pm
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bryan kapteyn -- 10/23/2013, 5:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/24/2013, 12:40 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/24/2013, 6:40 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/24/2013, 10:58 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 7:57 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2013, 12:43 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:24 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/25/2013, 4:51 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 5:49 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2013, 6:29 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 8:32 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2013, 10:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/26/2013, 9:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:45 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/26/2013, 10:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2013, 1:09 am
Automobile finish id for automobiles
Jay Babina -- 11/8/2013, 7:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/8/2013, 9:25 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/8/2013, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/10/2013, 1:24 am
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Noel Bennett -- 11/10/2013, 7:04 am
Automobile finish
Jay Babina -- 11/10/2013, 7:28 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/10/2013, 2:09 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/10/2013, 3:43 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/10/2013, 4:55 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/10/2013, 5:17 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/10/2013, 7:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2013, 2:44 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/11/2013, 6:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2013, 12:19 am
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Allan -- 11/10/2013, 4:31 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/10/2013, 5:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2013, 2:51 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/11/2013, 12:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2013, 12:25 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/12/2013, 12:49 am
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aedie -- 10/24/2013, 2:01 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2013, 5:12 pm
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aedie -- 10/25/2013, 12:53 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 1:11 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/7/2013, 10:05 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/7/2013, 5:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:49 am
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aedie -- 10/26/2013, 12:54 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/7/2013, 10:16 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/7/2013, 1:06 pm
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:08 am
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:14 am
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:16 am
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Roy Martin -- 11/9/2013, 10:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/10/2013, 1:32 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/7/2013, 11:11 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/8/2013, 1:59 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/9/2013, 8:36 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/9/2013, 9:19 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 11/9/2013, 10:29 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/9/2013, 10:48 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/9/2013, 12:24 pm
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aedie -- 11/11/2013, 9:09 pm