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epoxy exposed to the sun!?
Last fall the deck on 14' sailboat cracked. I put some fiberglass/epoxy
around the crack to reduce flexing and stop it from getting worse. Three weeks ago I put the boat in the water. Today I sailed it for the first time. I meant to put paint on the epoxy; I thought I put paint on the epoxy. Obviously I didn't because it has developed a yellow cast. It doesn't seem any different than when it was new, except for the yellow cast. Would three weeks of sun ruin it, long term? Or can I just paint it now and be glad I caught it in time? I know UV degrades epoxy, but have no other info. Any advice here would be appreciated. (yes, I know that putting new fiberglass over cracks isn't the right way to fix them; but I was going purely for function without regard to appearance.) |
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