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RS400atC
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Topic: Varnishing Carbon Masts, what to use? Posted: 04 Aug 18 at 10:20am |
Is International 2 pot polyurethane still the varnish of choice? |
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Cirrus
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Aug 18 at 12:41pm |
White masts ... are of course faster.... 2 pot white not varnish !
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Aug 18 at 7:06pm |
Might not be faster to sell when the time comes!
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Aug 18 at 8:24pm |
Might not be faster to sell when the time comes! I would not be too sure of that at all ... scruffy varnished verses pristine paint (cos it lasts so much longer). And they are faster of course. Mainly just 'cold climate' buyers and carbon virgins (ie many UK dinghy types) think varnish on carbon is the bees knees. It is like black cars - look great in the showroom of course... and then you silly people take them outside, leave them to cook for months on end, and occasionally for some reason use them...
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 Aug 18 at 10:44pm |
I'm with Cirrus, white painted CF masts are 'cooler' in both senses of the word.
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Cirrus
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 18 at 3:27pm |
I'm with Cirrus, white painted CF masts are 'cooler' in both senses of the word. Forget being cool unless you are millennial inclined ... but do remember they ARE faster ! |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 18 at 3:34pm |
White paint on a spar which was sold varnished would suggest a poor repair covered up. If I were buying the boat, I'd rather see the carbon and see the epoxy hasn't been trashed. So, it will be a clear coating.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 18 at 5:31pm |
Good point but given that I usually keep my kit for ages (10 years so far for the Spice and no plans to move it on) I'd probably still paint it white.....
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 18 at 8:47pm |
Maybe 'll do the 400 mast white, what's the best primer for aluminium? :-)
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 18 at 9:12pm |
Well they wouldn't be able to use a magnet to check like on car bodywork......
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