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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Clear coat over Gluvit. Enamel or lacquer?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 506827" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>Epoxies need to be over-coated to shield it from UV rays ...<em> not sure if the choice is </em>lacquer or enamel<em> <strong>as much as it is </strong><u>CLEAR vs COLORED</u>. </em></p><p></p><p>When I had a large offshore boat with many, many pieces of brightly finished teak brightwork, I epoxied them and then varnished over them with 4 to 6 coats of varnish ... and still I would be removing a few sun damaged pieces a year and re-coating with varnish. If I as 'late' re-doing the varnish coats and the epoxy coat had sun damage ... I'd have to mechanically strip the whole piece and start again. The boat was a ;looker', but the effort and process was an absolute pain in the arse, just one 'other' chore to be done!</p><p></p><p>By the same token, I also had epoxy-coated plywood pieces (same Raka epoxy mix) painted with 2 coats of a 1-part marine paint to match my hull color and those lasted so well that I NEVER had to re-paint them! The 'tint' blocked any UV effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 506827, member: 15636"] Epoxies need to be over-coated to shield it from UV rays ...[I] not sure if the choice is [/I]lacquer or enamel[I] [B]as much as it is [/B][U]CLEAR vs COLORED[/U]. [/I] When I had a large offshore boat with many, many pieces of brightly finished teak brightwork, I epoxied them and then varnished over them with 4 to 6 coats of varnish ... and still I would be removing a few sun damaged pieces a year and re-coating with varnish. If I as 'late' re-doing the varnish coats and the epoxy coat had sun damage ... I'd have to mechanically strip the whole piece and start again. The boat was a ;looker', but the effort and process was an absolute pain in the arse, just one 'other' chore to be done! By the same token, I also had epoxy-coated plywood pieces (same Raka epoxy mix) painted with 2 coats of a 1-part marine paint to match my hull color and those lasted so well that I NEVER had to re-paint them! The 'tint' blocked any UV effects. [/QUOTE]
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