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I need to seal some marine plywood for a deck. Had access to it and now I'm at the stage where I need to seal it before painting it. I know I need to use epoxy, but was wondering what kind and even brands to use. Thanks
I use a non-blushing, low-viscosity epoxy with a slow hardener to ensure absorbtion into the wood grain.
West System, MAS are 2 of the brand names I've had good results from.
Talked to my neighbor this morning while walking dogs,
he still had the containers in his garage. West System 105 epoxy and 207 hardener.
Apparently it's a special purpose mix for clearcoating, produces minimal blush.
The fact that we wet sanded with 220 must have dealt with any minor waxiness that did occur.
Had to repair the strip built canoe in order to sell it.5) Wet sand the epoxy with 120-grit paper. 120grit-150-grit provides a good tooth for varnish adhesion, and coats of varnish easily fill scratches. Use finer grits with thinner finish coatings.
We went with 220 over the original instructions.
Had to repair the strip built canoe in order to sell it.5) Wet sand the epoxy with 120-grit paper. 120grit-150-grit provides a good tooth for varnish adhesion, and coats of varnish easily fill scratches. Use finer grits with thinner finish coatings.
It's not that we knew what we were doing,
just following the how-to found on line...
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/varnish-over-epoxy/