Fiberglassing Question

[dhelms9138]

Forgive me if I am asking this in the wrong section. I'm new to the forum.

I am building a plywood boat with my boys and I have the hull completely together and am ready to start taping the seams. This may be a dumb question, but I have several gallons of epoxy paint (which is what I plan to finish the boat with) and I noticed that epoxy resin is very expensive. I have no idea what the difference between the two would be.

My question is: Can I use epoxy paint instead of epoxy resin to tape the seams with fiberglass cloth or do I need to use epoxy resin? I'm sorry if it's a dumb question, but in my novice thinking, epoxy is epoxy. I don't want to use it if it's not going to work though. My plan is to put 3 coats of epoxy paint on the whole boat (inside and out).

 

[BWT]

Re: Fiberglassing Question

There are no dumb Q's! The only foolish question is the one that is never asked! You'll have to use epoxy resin (not the paint); they are two completely different animals.

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Fiberglassing Question

They are not the same thing, you should use epoxy designed for what you plan to do.

 

[dhelms9138]

Re: Fiberglassing Question

I figured that was going to be my answer, but it never hurts to ask...lol Thanks much!