December 30, 2009 2 min read 1 Comment
ESTIMATING USAGE
The tables below are a guide for estimating the amount of material recommended, depending on the end use.
Coating Plywood/Hardwood For use with: SilverTip, General Purpose, Cold Cure, Clear Coat, and SB-112. Mixed resin/hardener coverage in square feet per gallon |
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Seal Coat |
Build Coats |
*Softwood |
200-250 |
400/4 mils |
Hardwood |
250-300 |
400/4 mils |
Vertical Surface |
200-250 |
500/3 mils |
*Some soft wood materials will require 2 seal coats due to higher absorption.
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Fiberglassing For use with: SilverTip, General Purpose, Cold Cure, Clear Coat, and SB-112. Mixed resin/hardener coverage in square feet per gallon |
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Wet-Out |
Fill Coats |
4 oz. cloth |
150 |
300 |
6 oz. cloth |
130 |
250 |
10 oz. cloth |
100 |
170 |
24 oz. Biaxial Tape |
32 |
40 |
Adhesive Glue Lines For use with: G-2, Gel Magic, QuickCure 5 &15, MetlWeld, and T-88. |
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Mixed adhesive coverage in square feet per gallon |
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Thickness |
Softwood |
Hardwood |
Clamped Joints |
3-4 mils |
400 |
500 |
Vacuum Bagging |
8 mils |
200 |
200 |
Stapled Veneer |
20 mils |
80 |
80 |
Fillets For use with: EZ-Fillet |
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Fillet Size |
1/4” X 1/4” |
1/2” X 1/2" |
3/4” X 3/4” |
1” x 1” |
Ounces Per Linear Foot |
4 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
Fairing For use with: Quikfair |
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Fairing Thickness |
1/16” |
1/8” |
1/4 “ |
3/8” |
Ounces Per Square Foot |
5 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
U-TAH Cartridge*
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Bead Size |
1/8” x 1/8” |
1/4” x 1/4" |
3/8” x 3/8” |
T-88 |
44’ |
22’ |
11’ |
GelMagic |
34’ |
17’ |
9’ |
Quick Cure 5 & 15 |
44’ |
22’ |
11’ |
*The units reflected are linear feet per cartridge.
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Kevin Mulligan
May 24, 2017
I am with Crystal River Boat Builders in Florida and we used a couple of small containers (8 or 10 0z.) of your two-part thickened epoxy “Gel Magic” on our latest boat, an 8-ft. rowing dinghy and were very pleased with ease of mixing and applying. I’d like to get some more but did not see it packaged the same on your website. One of our builders got the previous container thru an offer in Wooden Boat Magazine. Is it still available?