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Ceramic wood repair for boats.
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Applying two 2 coats of our gelcoat ceramic coating the coating will fill in all of the pores of the surface and after 8 hours of curing time will create a protective barrier on the hull to prevent oxidization and hard water marks.
To repair the wood would mean removing the engine cutting the top off the stringer replacing the wood and then re glassing the top of the stringer back in place.
It can work well if epoxy resin is used and applied to new or good wood under proper conditions.
Yes ceramic pro marine will protect your teak from accidental spills staining mold growth and rot.
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A lot of work.
Find useful information the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for.
Repair when the wood is inaccessible.
In the smaller fiberglass boats the wood for the engine mounts is usually part of the stringer assembly and encased in fiberglass.
7 protecting and maintaining wooden boats applying protective coatings for finishing and preserving wooden boats 8 using west system epoxy use west system products safely and effectively appendix west system product estimating guides problem solving guide wood data additional reading index 002 970 wooden boat restoration repair.
When shopping for wood screws for boat building and repair projects look for those that offer true diameters.
This ensures that the screw will not snap when you the fastener is tight and you also won t cam out the drive which can happen when a certain amount of torque is reached when screwing in inferior quality screws.
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There have been many attempts to coat old hulls with cloth and resin and most of the time they result in failure.
After the curing process the hull of the boat looks like glass.
In new construction this is almost always resin and fiberglass cloth over strip planked or plywood boats.