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Thinning Flexcoat
Posted by:
Greg DeFoe
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Date: July 13, 2005 12:33PM
The flex Coat video recommends thinning the first coat only with acetone. Do any of you thin the subsequent coats of finish? Re: Thinning Flexcoat
Posted by:
James(Doc) Labanowski
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Date: July 13, 2005 12:46PM
I only thin the first coat. Let it dry a few extra hours (usually over night). Clean it up and then a regualr coat. It works for me.
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Posted by:
Ellis Mendiola
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Date: July 13, 2005 01:40PM
I do the same. Learned it on a Doc Ski video. Re: Thinning Flexcoat
Posted by:
Gerald McCasland
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Date: July 13, 2005 04:15PM
Greg,
I have watched the Flex Coat guys thin their finish so I know that it will work. however just to give you another option, I have used the high build for many years and have never thined it. I get really good results with one coat of the High Build as it is right out of the bottle. Ellis has seen some of my rods so he will confirm that I'm not just blowing smoke. Find what works for you and stick with it. Later, Gerald Mc Re: Thinning Flexcoat
Posted by:
Al Johnson
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Date: July 14, 2005 01:58AM
Why would you thin the flex coat? I have not been doing this. Will it not last as long? Re: Thinning Flexcoat
Posted by:
Michael Sledden
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Date: July 14, 2005 09:37AM
From what I saw up at the St Croix factory, they were thinning the first coat and it penetrated the guide threads better and they got a smooth thin coat. Then the second coat was applied and they didn't have to worry about air bubbles hardly at all. Re: Thinning Flexcoat
Posted by:
Al Johnson
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Date: July 15, 2005 05:15PM
How much acetone would you add to the flexcoat? Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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