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Post by Overoptimistix on Jun 16, 2011 11:58:42 GMT
I discovered that my pots of epoxy had fallen over and leaked inside the cockpit.
My first thought was "arrrggh! what a waste."
More seriously, does it need to be cleaned off with anything special before varnishing? or is just a simple mopping up sufficient?
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Post by pegasus on Jun 16, 2011 21:00:17 GMT
You will need to clean up as much as you can. It may be advisable to use some solvent to thin down and wipe a way the worst. I am pretty sure varnish wont set properly unless the spill is cleaned as much as you can. Have a word with Graham at Severn Sailboats or any other boat builder to get further advice.
Simon
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Post by Overoptimistix on Jun 17, 2011 11:43:27 GMT
I suppose the other option could be to clean it up then wipe down with the hardener that didn't leak ...
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Post by pegasus on Jun 17, 2011 19:25:37 GMT
You will not need much hardener as the ratio is likely to be around 5pts resin to 1 of hardener. Once cured ( I would advise a few days) sand it down and then varnish over the top. Yous hould then get a good albeit an uneven finish (you will see a different colour to the wood)
Simon
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Post by Overoptimistix on Sept 26, 2012 12:37:27 GMT
In the end I bought some of the West cleaner solution and cleaned it off. It's fairly pungent stuff and eats through vinyl gloves. I suspect that it doesn't do the varnish underneath a lot of good but that's due to be redone anyway.
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