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mscres wrote:
I'm building my first stitch and glue boat. Anyone please give an advice
how to make my epoxy resistant to UV.

Thanks in advance.
sixfootflat


Not just paint, but white paint. The more pure the white the better.
"White as the driven snow" is best.

Tom


True... and as high gloss as possible (reflection of UV is important).
However, one can go to extremes. If stored undercover, a typical home built
S&G boat will never get enough UV to worry about. If it's an expensive boat
and stored out in the open then all the effort for a high gloss, light
coloured, high quality paint system is worth it.

Peter HK