For my knowledge what is the benefit of varnish over epoxy vs 7 coats (or whatever the number) of varnish? What does epoxy bringing?
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I had to take a little break to install a monitoring system(Siren MTC) so I could sleep at night. and replace a toilet ,and I thank Parks and Peggy for there help. that was an expensive month.
ok I have cleaned , brightened, sanded and oiled the grates and steps . it's ok
now I have decided to epoxy and paint the mast and boom do I need to thin the west system and do I need to prime the epoxy before the Brightsides paint?
also I'm thinking of using fast hardener so I don't have to keep my garage above 65 degrees. is this ok?
thanks for the advise so far.
I already have the west epoxy and 207 hardener I was thinking of fast hardener so I could get it done before it warms up(I can easily maintain 45 deg in my garage) . I can sand if necessary. I'll check on perfection .I'm trying to get an order in so I can do this next week. I may have help to put it up next weekend.
there was no oil put on these pieces
thanks
Important to read the instructions on West System and others, too. The hardener containers give the time/temperature ranges. Faster hardeners usually have higher lower and higher limits than slower. Obviously, faster is more convenient. West does not recommend thinning their epoxy. The thinner leaves the epoxy a little porous and weaker. You don't need primers between the epoxy and Brightside Polyurethane. You do have to get the epoxy clean of the amine blush; it retards the paint and disturbs the bond (ask me how I know...) You do have to get the epoxy clean of amine blush when recoating with more epoxy, too; it disturbs the bond. Of course, you'll be sanding anyway since you won't be able to get the epoxy even snough; there will be thick areas and runs. I file the surfaces smooth and flat before sanding.