About to Gluvit: Do I have to do it all at once?

[jimmwaller]

Finally ready to gluvit. Seams are washed out and ran some acetone through it. One last question: do I have to do it all at once? Like, I have some seams that would benefit from tilting the boat. Can I do the flat seams, and then tilt the boat another day and do those seams, and then tilt the boat the other way an another day and do those seams?

I know that some chemicals bond better to itself when wet or tacky, and don't bond as well when things are dry. Do I need to just gluvit the best I can all in one go, or is spreading coats out an acceptable idea?

thanks all.

 

[pckeen]

No, you can do it in sections - but don't mix up all your Gluvit at once - it has a limited open time once mixed. On my 16' Naden, I mixed up the entire batch, and went from start to finish in about an hour. Didn't leak a drop afterwards, but then, I'd spent time fixing it before hand, so the Gluvit was insurance. The Gluvit website also recommended sanding before coating with Gluvit to promote adhesion.