Print through on deck how to fix
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Print through on deck how to fix
Looking at a boat that has severe print through on the areas painted dark blue and black. It is a light layup race boat. It is the worst case I have seen. In the past I have had print though repaired with epoxy primer and block sanding. This might need more than that. Ideas?
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Looking at a boat that has severe print through on the areas painted dark blue and black. It is a light layup race boat. It is the worst case I have seen. In the past I have had print though repaired with epoxy primer and block sanding. This might need more than that. Ideas?
light layup boats are difficult to control print through. By there very nature the surfaces are very active and unless you can get into the interlaminate structure the best you can do is bury it for a while. Duratec's VE primer and gelcoat maybe? What kind of boat is it?
dark colors really get the thermal cycling going.
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Last edited by glassdave; 06-10-2014 at 11:10 PM.
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Print through generally is a result of the build process and on boats that are affected by some old build techniques will always be at risk. Most of the big guys (Skater, OL, ETC) have a pretty good handle on it these days.
Print through generally is a result of the build process and on boats that are affected by some old build techniques will always be at risk. Most of the big guys (Skater, OL, ETC) have a pretty good handle on it these days.
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08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
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I think print through is caused by thermal cycling of the build materials and the layup schedule. Unless you can keep the boat at the same temp you blocked it at (forever ) it will eventually return. High build automotive type primers really arent a great choice for fairing surfaces as the tend to chip and crack easy. I still think you might be better off with shooting gelcoat and blocking, way easier to sand and about a fourth the cost. At least this has been my experiance with true light layup boats. Almost seems like the lack the mass to remain stable. You can get rid of it for a while but it'll creep back. Actually seems to be worst on epoxy boats.
hey that blue and white Whaler on your website, what did you do for the non skid areas? im on my third restoration of one of those things and this one is getting a full Gibco treatment. Just wondered if there were any better options for the OEM pattern. The flex molded ones I've done came out great but some of these Whaler guys are fanatical and it would be cool to get an exact match to the original pattern.
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08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Throttles- Cleveland Construction 377 Talon
08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Last edited by glassdave; 06-15-2014 at 12:39 AM.