We paint the hull with two-component epoxy. This means mixing two different components just before painting. One component is a hardener. The paint dries in a few hours, and then cures for 1-2 weeks. The final result is a rock-hard surface that will protect the hull from moisture.
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What's interesting is that the paint doesn't just harden on the hull of the boat - it hardens wherever it goes. It drips and smudges, and when you're lying down under the hull of the boat, it ends up everywhere.
I have construction trousers, a long-sleeved shirt and safety glasses. And yet I have epoxy everywhere - in my hair, on my ankles, on my stomach... The colour comes off (half and half) when you rub thinner hard against your skin. Or when you cut off your hair ...
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Marina says:
In other words, there will be no need for hair wax for a while 😉.
29 June 2014 - 19:10
Ditte says:
Wow, wow, wow....But it will be fine. And no moisture! Kudos to you for your perseverance and all the work you put in.
29 June 2014 - 20:25
BP says:
Did you say thinner? !!!! Then you should be high enough for the rest of the job;-)
29 June 2014 - 20:32
Inga M says:
Hard work is what you are doing! I am so impressed! And then you won't even realise you've done it when the boat is in the water. But you will of course know and that's a good feeling. Hope you get some time off this summer too.
30 June 2014 - 7:23
admin says:
Marina, about that...
Ditte, thank you. Now we hope it will be good too!
🙂
BP, yes type...
😉
No M, this particular job will not be visible, it's true. But hopefully there will be less moisture in the boat. And there are other jobs that will be visible.
🙂
30 June 2014 - 7:48
Mr Steve says:
Tough times. But the results of your work are visible. And sustainable, of course.
30 June 2014 - 7:50