minimal sanding

Posted by Q,A, Jaqer on Dec 27, 2006

This may be heresy, but I woke last night and asked myself why sand the


: epoxy before painting? From what I have read this is to make the boat


: look sleek or good and maybe reduce its weight a smidgen. If I do not


: mind the unevenness the few runs I could sand or scrape these out and


: just paint over the three coats of epoxy would I not have more protection


: from water and sand [probably not oyster beds]. Has anyone just done


: this? skipped most of the sanding and painted unsanded epoxy or do I need


: to at least sand it with 150 or 220 grit to give tooth for the paint??


:

John at CLC answered--The paint won't stick to glossy epoxy, at least not for long. So you really need to sand if only for that reason.

Do I need to take it almost all off though? or just scratch the surface? Anyone with experience with minimal sanding??

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