21 Hull #136...Restoration...Started

[Islandtrader]

Originally Posted by paulmv17

Please please take alot of pictures when you get to the point of installing the glass. I'm going to building a new windshield soon. I'm not really sure how I'm going to keep the glass in.

Oh don't worry there will be a lot of pictures...


Denny to answer a few of your questions, yes there is clearance on the screw head...however I will recess the washer to give a cleaner look.

Pros and cons on the epoxy seal. The pros is everything you said.

The cons are (and this happened to 2 people I know) your varnish wears down and everything still looks good, and all of sudden every thing turns creamy...cause! varnish has lost its uv protection and the epoxy has none. The result you have to sand all the epoxy off

Epifanes recommends the 10 coat layup, starting with a 50% dilution and working up to the final 3 coats of full strength.

The other alternative, is Imron makes a clear coating that can be sprayed on.

So we will do a bit more reading before I decide.

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Islandtrader

. . . The cons are (and this happened to 2 people I know) your varnish wears down and everything still looks good, and all of sudden every thing turns creamy...cause! varnish has lost its uv protection and the epoxy has none. The result you have to sand all the epoxy off . . .

Terry, that's a significant con! Human nature is to let stuff go until it obviously needs attention! Touching up ratty looking varnish is a nit compared to sanding off epoxy!

A neighbor gave me a nice solid mahogany front door with a cut glass window that I'm fixing up and was planning to varnish. It will face north so shouldn't see much UV, but the epoxy would add significant expense. Thanks for the feedback - I think I'll stick with plain varnish and just use plenty of it! Denny

[gofastsandman]

Joey said that even if you recoat the epoxy every year w/ varnish, after about 5- 7 yrs. the epoxy starts to yellow.

[strick]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

Joey said that even if you recoat the epoxy every year w/ varnish, after about 5- 7 yrs. the epoxy starts to yellow.

That makes sense to me. I'd stay away from clear coating over epoxy. Epoxy is great for a barrier coat under paint.

strick

[Islandtrader]

Finally got some stain on the window frames...now on to the varnish work