At 03:49 PM 6/2/01 -0700, Shawn Servoss wrote: >I just finished putting primer on the bottom of my pygmy boats arctic tern and >the first coat of varnish on the rest. I am now wondering if the primer/paint >combo on the bottom will be worth all the extra effort (time, weight, money, >etc)? As opposed to just throwing varnish on the whole thing? Any thoughts? > > > > >The system three primer is thick, so I guess durability will be enhanced over >varnish. but it will ad lots of weight and lots of time I could be out on the >lake will be spent letting the stuff cure out. Painting the bottom vs. leaving it bright (varnished) is a personal preference. I hope you haven't painted yet because you need to sand almost all of that primer off. Its purpose is to fill in any little scratches and not as a "first coat". If you don't sand the primer and then put on bottom paint it will chip easily. I used Interlux bright sides on my CLC Norhtbay when I first built it and last winter sanded it down and painted with Z-Spar poly paint and it seems to be much harder. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jun 03 2001 - 04:37:38 PDT
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