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Default Using Marine-Tex

On Mar 24, 6:38*pm, Tim wrote:
On Mar 24, 9:28*pm, W1TEF wrote:

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:06:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


I've heard a lot here concerning using Marine-Tex. But there are
several different package for several different applications. i was
wondering if this is the stuff to use.


A small package of it goes a long way. *If you only have to patch a
small area, just go with the smaller package - it's not complicated to
use which is its appeal.


Worked very well on the Halman.


Done deal.

Thanks!


I had forgotten about Marine-Tex, great stuff and they are right, it
does not run. Basically it is epoxy with a thickener.
However, when making repairs, I like to use thin epoxy first to have
it soak into the surrounding area and then while it is still soft I
fill in with thicker stuff. That way it is bonded all the way into
the surrounding area instead of relying on a mechanical bond to the
surface. That's my theory at least.