Epoxy soaked glass is great !!! Glass gives it all strength it needs. But epoxy alone is somewhat brittle &Canot be reduced other than acetone. It looses all its properties. Maximum water resistance is not achieved with epoxy alone. Its always mixed with another agent ( like paint ) best of both worlds .... On Jan 1, 2014 11:15 AM, "Mark Langford" <ml at n56ml.com> wrote:
> Timothy Witmer wrote: > > Or all the boats would SINK !!! SPAR VARNISH OR POLYURETHANE GUYS !!!!! >> SINK OR >> SWIM ......OTHERWISE !!! >> > > Hmmm, we've been coating KR wooden structure with epoxy-soaked glass, and > coating the insides with epoxy for years, but I guess they were all wrong, > and all those KRs that have been flying for 40 years are lucky to have > survived. I suppose I'll just torch this one, and build a new one using > spar varnish instead! I sure am glad I was enlightened before I flew this > dangerous thing... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
