Roller, Squeegee, Or Brush to increase Epoxy Worktime.
Brushes, Squeegees and Rollers all have advantages and disadvantages for boatbuilding epoxy coating. This explains and provides useful tips.
FAQ Epoxy for Boats
Avoiding Epoxy Allergies in Boatbuilding
How common are Epoxy Resin allergies and what are there strategies for reducing the chance of building an allergy? I will discuss building strategies, materials choices and useful production work practices.
Wood Gluing never use coarser than 100 grit sandpaper
Sandpaper – don’t use COARSER THAN 100grit ON TIMBER TO BE GLUED (or Painted/Varnished). We provide reasons.
Boat Building Style and the place of Fun/Perfectionism/Mistakes
Judging their own work so harshly; one reason is that we all get used to looking at the boat construction from a few inches away so we over value both mistakes and an idea of perfectionism.
Are 1 to 1 epoxy mixes a good choice?
Most epoxy mixes are 2 to one resin and hardener. Or 4 or 5 or 6 to 1. Some companies offer 1:1 and push ease of mixing. But are they a good choice?
Boatbuilding 30 Year Review – Epoxy vs other Glues
I’ve been in and around wooden race and recreational boats for a few decades now. As a designer who sells plans I can really only direct people towards the most tried and true methods that work just about anywhere. This article explains a large part of experience that leads to my approach.
Cheap and effective Non Skid Paint or Varnish for Boats using household items
Any paint or varnish can be turned into a non skid paint without buying anything more than some coarse grain sugar. The texture provides good footing and has no sharpness that will hurt your feet.
Q&A Epoxy gluing endgrain for timber and Plywood
The basic problem is that end grain is highly absorbent so it can steal the resin from the join leaving insufficient for good bonding.
Q&A Warming Epoxy Part A And B for good handling make a Lightbox
Just a simple wooden box with a lightbulb inside and a switch on the outside. The swing down lid has slots so the tops of the epoxy pumps are outside the box or a hinged lid you just flip up when you need to pump.
Q&A Why hasn’t My epoxy cured and Options
Epoxy that has not cured is a problem most of use come up against at least once. However it is unlikely to happen a second time as it’s operator error in 99.9% of cases. So what are the typical mistakes?
Q&A Cordless drills to replace wood clamps and cramps in boat gluing and assembly
Battery Drills (most convenient) with a clutch and variable speed remove the need for dozens of clamps which can be a major cost.
Q&A Painting and Varnishing Epoxy
Paint vs Varnish
Paint is more durable and will protect the epoxy and timber the best. But Varnish is faster and easier to apply and over epoxy needs fewer coats than paint.
Q&A – Reducing labor and waste when using epoxy
There are a number of labour and materials saving techniques that reduce labour and reduce the quantity and cost of epoxy used – wet on wet coating, one hit gluing
How to Save time boatbuilding by precoating plywood with epoxy.
If ply sheets are precoated before assmbling the boat it saves lots of time. Here are some guidelines
Fibreglassing 3, Doing bigger areas on boats and boat components
This is a basic section on the stages of fibreglassing areas on a plywood boat, canoe or SUP. Many problems can be avoided by being methodical and setting up each stage carefully rather than rushing in.
Q&A Fibreglassing method 2, Double bias tape for curved boat surfaces
Where a seam or boat chine is fibreglassed and the glass bubbles and will not sit flat or go around the corner – a simple trick for boatbuilding. This article shows how to make your own double bias tape.
