Fairing Compound

seashaw

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Whats the best thing to use a fairing compound on the hull of a wooden boat. Either traditional or modern as long as it works and is relatively simple to apply.

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epoxy mixed with filler.... i get mine from here...

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good juck.

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There are various fillers available to choose from. For the racers, there are micro-balloons which weigh nothing, for abrasion-prone places there is powdered glass, and a range of fluffy plastic concoctions in between.
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Alternative to epoxy

The epoxy fillers are very good but they are a "fiddle" to use and they are often a bit coarse grained.

I think it is best to use epoxy based filler on large dents and scratches, and to fill small imperfections between coats with a more old fashioned filler - Hempels make a "finefill" in a tube which is like the old trowel cement

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