Brushes, Squeegees and Rollers all have advantages and disadvantages for boatbuilding epoxy coating. This explains and provides useful tips.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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

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If ply sheets are precoated before assmbling the boat it saves lots of time. Here are some guidelines

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Epoxies, that "Soak in" - are they any good? Research shows not so useful. But by understanding why they are permeable to water opens up some alternative uses.

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