Epoxie and Painting

   Have just finshed redecking an old n12 and have a reasonably fair deck. Its all been done in epoxie/glass/carbon. Do I need to paint it for any reasons other than looks? The SP bulb suggests that a thin layer of epoxie is totaly water prof. The inside and top sides will be painted as there a real mess but I think that once the boat has been sailed I will want to do a few mods to the deck and cant be assed to remove paint again. I have spoken to two boat builders and have two different answers. 

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foaminatthedeck Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 18 May 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 318	Post Options Post Reply Quote foaminatthedeck Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Epoxie and Painting Posted: 13 Jul 06 at 10:23pm
	Have just finshed redecking an old n12 and have a reasonably fair deck. Its all been done in epoxie/glass/carbon. Do I need to paint it for any reasons other than looks? The SP bulb suggests that a thin layer of epoxie is totaly water prof. The inside and top sides will be painted as there a real mess but I think that once the boat has been sailed I will want to do a few mods to the deck and cant be assed to remove paint again. I have spoken to two boat builders and have two different answers.
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swiftsolo.org Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 14 Jul 05 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote swiftsolo.org Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jul 06 at 1:15am
	The epoxy will be waterproof but not UV proof. You need to coat it with some uv protection or it will start to degrade after exposure to UV. If you look on this site http://www.oneoceankayaks.com/Epoxtest.htm this guy has done a comparison test on how the various brands of epoxy react to UV exposure. I hope this helps. Steve
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