Wade Lippman
04-28-2011, 12:24 PM
I am building a wakeless launch out of an old hobie (as evidenced by some of my old posts here, it is going slowly).
I have made a deck out of okoume plywood, and coated it with ESP155 penetrating epoxy.
The epoxy manufacturer says I can simply paint it with any paint at all.
I bought a can of WEST MARINE SeaGloss Pro One-Part Polyurethane Topside Paint and painted a sample. It didn't cover as well as I hoped. Two coats might be okay, but it is expensive.
I have a can of BIN123 and tried that as a primer. The paint then covers nicely.
It seems to be okay, but I am hoping someone will tell me if this is likely to be satisfactory.
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Actually Zinseer just got back to me, They don't recommend any of their products where there will be prolonged exposure to water. Hopefully there be much exposure, as it is 10" above the water and won't be used all that much, but I gotta follow their recommendation.
So I guess that changes the question to: will the Topside Paint be okay over the epoxy "primer/sealer".
I have made a deck out of okoume plywood, and coated it with ESP155 penetrating epoxy.
The epoxy manufacturer says I can simply paint it with any paint at all.
I bought a can of WEST MARINE SeaGloss Pro One-Part Polyurethane Topside Paint and painted a sample. It didn't cover as well as I hoped. Two coats might be okay, but it is expensive.
I have a can of BIN123 and tried that as a primer. The paint then covers nicely.
It seems to be okay, but I am hoping someone will tell me if this is likely to be satisfactory.
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Actually Zinseer just got back to me, They don't recommend any of their products where there will be prolonged exposure to water. Hopefully there be much exposure, as it is 10" above the water and won't be used all that much, but I gotta follow their recommendation.
So I guess that changes the question to: will the Topside Paint be okay over the epoxy "primer/sealer".