Using Tru-Glaze-WB 4408 on fiberglass boat

chris151

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Hello everyone, I'm rebuilding the decking on my '78 Terry Bass boat. I'm currently at the part where I decide what to replace with. Since the boat is old, but has some life left in it, I thought it would be best, so I ripped up all the old torn carpet and tore out the old fiberglass/wood decking. I'm going to replace decking with pressure treated plywood. I want the boat to maintain the best of being water tight, but at a loss on this one. I have removed all hardware and carpet and want to make sure I do this right before laying down new marine carpet. I have a 2 part epoxy paint mix called Tru-Glaze-Wb 4408. It's a fexible, durable, and water resistance (if there is no conintued immersion in water for a long period of time). I thought about using this on some of the boat to extend the life a little more, if possible. 1. What parts of the boat could I use it on (outside hull, inside hull, over decking, etc.)? Could it be used to reinforce the fiberglass if paint over it? Any helpful ideas or feedback would be greatly appreciated. This is the weblink for Tru-Glaze WB 4408: http://www.norkan.com/pdfmanuals/Devoe-Tru-Glaze-4408-Epoxy.pdf
 

saltwaterbluefish

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Re: Using Tru-Glaze-WB 4408 on fiberglass boat

After reading the manual I would try a little bit on the different areas you plan to put it on just to make sure it is not going to lift off.

Pressure treated wood unless dry doesn't like epoxy (don't know about epoxy paints), so if it lifts off the wood may need to dry the wood a little longer and try it again.

This epoxy paint sounds alot like what you buy at Lowes and Home Depot for garage floors. From the threads i've read, people have used it for there boat floor. Might what to do a search to see if it sounds like the Tru-Glaze you are planning on using.
 

Woodonglass

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Re: Using Tru-Glaze-WB 4408 on fiberglass boat

Typically Epoxy has no UV Resistance. On a Boat this is NOT desirable and can cause the paint to fail prematurely. Having read the MFG specs I would not recommend using this product for the deck of your boat. But... It IS your boat so you can do as you see fit.
 
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