Review needed for epoxy

[blueskyracer]

If you are concerned about weight, the varnish will add a lot more weight than an auto clear coat. If this is simply a fun project and not a racing project, I would reccomend a spray. A few coats of varnish can really add up if you are close to class weights.

In my experience on auto clear coats, one tack coat and good coat to finish will result in an average 2 - 5 pound addition depending if you need additional coats. It is not real hard to spray, just takes a special method that is learned easy. And Automotive Clear coats are very forgiving. Meaning if you are applying and let it tack up for 5 minutes, and you walk back in and see what looks like a dry spot, you can add right then and it will still flow out and look nice. And as Zl8tr said, you should be wearing a serious respirator.

And make sure anything you are not painting is well covered. Over spray will go for miles to find something to stick to that you don't want painted!!!!

[Mike45]

Thanks for all your replies. It looks like I got the best of the best. This is great because I usually do not get that "glass" finish and everything I own is colored with some sort of overspray. I am glad a friend told me about this website. I am going to give all this some thought then apply it. Once I finish (and this may take some time) I will post the final results with a picture.

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Mike Stevenson