It looks great. No one has ever, to my knowledge, reported getting a glass-like finish with epoxy. But only the fish see it.
Good job!
[edit: I mean with graphite/epoxy. You can get glass-like with neat epoxy. But it involves some tricks.]
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Thanks Tony, let's hope a lot of fish see it, with approval or not!
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Looks great and FINISHED from Florida!
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No one, absolutely no one has ever looked at my boat and said that the bottom was ugly.
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I know the thread is a bit old but with the info in here I thought it was better to add to it.
Do you sand the bottom before applying the graphite mixture? I just finished laying the fiberglass on the entire bottom and I'm assuming I sand it with something like 80 grit before applying the graphite but want to make sure.
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Do you sand the bottom before applying the graphite mixture? I just finished laying the fiberglass on the entire bottom and I'm assuming I sand it with something like 80 grit before applying the graphite but want to make sure.
Thanks,
Bill
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Like any epoxy you want to sand the old coat to get a good mechanical bond with new.
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Re: Bottom epoxy/graphite
Thanks Cape,I assumed that was the case but you know what they say about assuming...
For those that have tried both Capt and cracker Larry's methods, was there any noticeable difference?
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