Larry Mills wrote: > ... > I was also trying to figure out whether or not to put pigment in > the gelcoat on my ballast rocks. If I don't, will there be any > UV damage to the rocks? Yes, without a doubt (unless you protect them in some other way). I once saw a pair of rather old ballast rocks in Manitoba that had only been covered with a clear skin coat. While they looked really nice (you could see the natural texture of the granite), the UV degradation was so bad that I was able to punch my finger into the rocks; they simply crumbled. So if you don't use gelcoat, make sure that they are painted, or that you add a UV inhibitor to the clear coat. Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 23 1999 - 11:56:34 PST
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