OL epoxy boats
08-16-2012, 04:54 PM
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OL epoxy boats
How is your paint holding up? I know from being in the body shop business it hard to get paint to stay put. Im having trouble thinking paint on the bottom with no gell coat is not a good thing.. I like the idea if i get a nick on the bottom its easy fixed... what are you guys doing with paint chips etc on the bottom with a epoxy boat? i know many boat are built this way (skater) just curious how it holds up..
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Jeff
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Jeff
08-16-2012, 05:56 PM
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How is your paint holding up? I know from being in the body shop business it hard to get paint to stay put. Im having trouble thinking paint on the bottom with no gell coat is not a good thing.. I like the idea if i get a nick on the bottom its easy fixed... what are you guys doing with paint chips etc on the bottom with a epoxy boat? i know many boat are built this way (skater) just curious how it holds up..
Thanks
Jeff
Thanks
Jeff
08-16-2012, 07:55 PM
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08-17-2012, 10:39 PM
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The Gel and / or primer ( depending on if the customer wants gel or a painted bottom ) is applied first, and then the Outerlimits laminate schedule takes over. I am not going to get into the details, but I can tell you that neither gel or paint is applied directly to the epoxy. The paint holds up very well on these boats, and the finish is excellent, since most of the shrinkage occurs in the oven when the boat is "cooked", and then the entire boat is blocked by hand to eliminate the waves and imperfection that you may see on other manufactures attempt to epoxy hulls.
The craftsmen in the glass shop have been working with the epoxy and carbon long before it was used in the performance industry, you can not replace the knowledge that these guys have. They all come from the polar opposite of performance boat building, however, they are so different on the surface, but they both share the common goal of strength and weight savings.
The craftsmen in the glass shop have been working with the epoxy and carbon long before it was used in the performance industry, you can not replace the knowledge that these guys have. They all come from the polar opposite of performance boat building, however, they are so different on the surface, but they both share the common goal of strength and weight savings.
08-18-2012, 06:10 PM
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The Gel and / or primer ( depending on if the customer wants gel or a painted bottom ) is applied first, and then the Outerlimits laminate schedule takes over. I am not going to get into the details, but I can tell you that neither gel or paint is applied directly to the epoxy. The paint holds up very well on these boats, and the finish is excellent, since most of the shrinkage occurs in the oven when the boat is "cooked", and then the entire boat is blocked by hand to eliminate the waves and imperfection that you may see on other manufactures attempt to epoxy hulls.
The craftsmen in the glass shop have been working with the epoxy and carbon long before it was used in the performance industry, you can not replace the knowledge that these guys have. They all come from the polar opposite of performance boat building, however, they are so different on the surface, but they both share the common goal of strength and weight savings.
The craftsmen in the glass shop have been working with the epoxy and carbon long before it was used in the performance industry, you can not replace the knowledge that these guys have. They all come from the polar opposite of performance boat building, however, they are so different on the surface, but they both share the common goal of strength and weight savings.
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The Gel and / or primer ( depending on if the customer wants gel or a painted bottom ) is applied first, and then the Outerlimits laminate schedule takes over. I am not going to get into the details, but I can tell you that neither gel or paint is applied directly to the epoxy. The paint holds up very well on these boats, and the finish is excellent, since most of the shrinkage occurs in the oven when the boat is "cooked", and then the entire boat is blocked by hand to eliminate the waves and imperfection that you may see on other manufactures attempt to epoxy hulls.
The craftsmen in the glass shop have been working with the epoxy and carbon long before it was used in the performance industry, you can not replace the knowledge that these guys have. They all come from the polar opposite of performance boat building, however, they are so different on the surface, but they both share the common goal of strength and weight savings.
The craftsmen in the glass shop have been working with the epoxy and carbon long before it was used in the performance industry, you can not replace the knowledge that these guys have. They all come from the polar opposite of performance boat building, however, they are so different on the surface, but they both share the common goal of strength and weight savings.
