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Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/11/2017, 12:12 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder (M A Bielski)

A surface sanded to 220 to 320 seems to work at fairly slow (kayak or sailboat) speeds. You can polish the surface with dish washing soap but that only lasts at most for an afternoon, though does tend to make pretty bubbles in your wake (old sailboat racing trick to psyc out your competitors).

Bill H.

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Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Mike Bielski -- 4/29/2014, 6:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2014, 12:45 am
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/30/2014, 10:24 am
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2014, 10:28 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2014, 3:42 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2014, 3:48 pm
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A. Edie -- 5/1/2014, 2:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2014, 11:16 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2014, 11:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2014, 4:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2014, 4:17 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2014, 4:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/3/2014, 7:42 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/3/2014, 4:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/7/2014, 12:58 am
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oystercatcher -- 5/3/2014, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2014, 12:17 am
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John Messinger -- 5/7/2014, 6:08 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/7/2014, 11:21 am
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John Messinger -- 5/7/2014, 7:07 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
lc -- 11/10/2017, 4:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/10/2017, 4:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
M A Bielski -- 11/10/2017, 11:38 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2017, 12:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
lc -- 11/11/2017, 3:27 pm