JamesE
05-09-2003, 08:00 AM
Okay, first off it has been a while since I've posted and it nice to be back!
Now to get to the point...We have this graghite powder at work ,that we sell to sailboat nuts, to add to epoxy resin to make the running surface of their hulls have less friction. Do you all think this could be added to gelcoat to get the same effect? It states on the instructions that it should be added to the epoxy to total 10% by volume. Easter Sunday, I hit some piece of floating debris that had metal stuck in it and it knock a pinhole in my hull and chipped the hell out of the pad. Neither my brother or I ever felt the impact, but looking at how far aft the the intial impact was, I must I been running real hard when I ran it over.
I was thinking that if this graphite powder can be added to gelcoat, that I would go ahead and coat the last couple feet of the pad with this stuff to reduce friction. I am not looking for miracles, but for the price of $4.00, it might be worth it.What do yall think?
Now to get to the point...We have this graghite powder at work ,that we sell to sailboat nuts, to add to epoxy resin to make the running surface of their hulls have less friction. Do you all think this could be added to gelcoat to get the same effect? It states on the instructions that it should be added to the epoxy to total 10% by volume. Easter Sunday, I hit some piece of floating debris that had metal stuck in it and it knock a pinhole in my hull and chipped the hell out of the pad. Neither my brother or I ever felt the impact, but looking at how far aft the the intial impact was, I must I been running real hard when I ran it over.
I was thinking that if this graphite powder can be added to gelcoat, that I would go ahead and coat the last couple feet of the pad with this stuff to reduce friction. I am not looking for miracles, but for the price of $4.00, it might be worth it.What do yall think?