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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Polyester Covering
By:Robert W
Date: 6/7/2016, 9:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Polyester Covering (Dave Brown)

Corey Goop cannot be beat as far as price/performance ratio.
I've used it on 4 boats, the oldest one being currently 6-years old.
It is indeed very tough and elastic (unlike all paints). No corals around where I live, but I have many scratches on the bottom - rocks on shallow rivers. No trace of delimination or any other degradation of the coating.
However, based on what I read, 7 to 8 years is about the extent of useful lifespan for typical Sof, so soon may need to reskin.
As far the difficulty to put the Goop on - it's not paint so you cannot slap it on with a brush. It has a consistency of thick olive oil - you spread it with a spatula.
Skinboats.org has good instructional videos how to do it.
Colean is supposedly the best, but very pricey. Good costs ~$60/boat, and considering how well it performs, it's a real bargain.
Last but not least, it's no-toxic. It's like a 2-part epoxy, so it emits hardly any volatile compounds - no need to use a mask while working with it. You almost need to stick your nose into it to smell it. It cures in about 1 day. You do the hull first day (3 coats), repeat the same for the deck next day.

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Skin-on-Frame: Polyester Covering
Dave Brown -- 6/6/2016, 11:55 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/6/2016, 2:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/7/2016, 12:16 am
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Dave Brown -- 6/7/2016, 1:07 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/7/2016, 6:34 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/7/2016, 7:24 am
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Jaybabina -- 6/7/2016, 12:13 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 6/8/2016, 12:25 am
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jaybabina -- 6/8/2016, 7:33 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/8/2016, 8:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/8/2016, 9:00 am
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Rick Thomas -- 6/7/2016, 4:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/8/2016, 12:24 am
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Robert W -- 6/7/2016, 9:57 pm
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Dave Brown -- 6/8/2016, 12:08 pm
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Robert W -- 6/8/2016, 12:56 pm
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Rich D -- 6/8/2016, 6:54 pm
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Dave Brown -- 6/9/2016, 10:56 am
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Dave Brown -- 6/10/2016, 12:26 pm