paint shaver pro . is it worth the $

8122pbrainard wrote: Farmer, Since you are putting on the CPES and thickened epoxy the chances of getting blistering are slim if you put the gel back on.

that's not true, it will have no barring what so ever whether it will blister or not. Blistering is all in the gel-kote and has nothing to do with the fibergla$$ underneth (sp) it. Water will pa$$ thru the gel and gets' stopped by the fibergla$$ and if it cannot pa$$ back thru the gel-kote then it will blister again.

Not trying to be a prick or anything that's just how blisters occur and it can occur on any boat at any time, makes no difference of the material used or processed used to apply the gel-kote. Your best defense is keeping the hull clean and free of wax and not letting it sit in the water for extended periods of time and if you do leave it in the water for extended periods you really need to scrub the hull often to keep it clean from scum and algee that could trap water in the gel-kote.

ohhh yea forgot price point...range from 4800 to 6800....bill marshall did a few eric...

I've never heard of the water reacting with the epoxy resin. So if I read you right then it's that some uncured/poorly cured section of resin activating with the water causing the issue. Ok I'll by that it must be the presence of extra hydrogen molcules kicking off the resin again creating the pressure, not a chemist but sounds logical. Good line of bullsh*t if it isn't anyway. It's like the sign my dad has in his office, if you can't dazzle them with brillence (sp) baffle them with bullsh*t.

because you wear overalls?

ryan your in the range

Eric, I should have said Mas and not West. Now you won't need to get out the check book!

pmallinson, I've sent you pictures to your e-mail address. Good luck with your project. You are not alone.   Farmer

Looking good, I can't wait to see it when you get it finished.