porkmeatballs Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I use envirotex lite. Yeah, it says that the full cure time is about seven days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Porkmeatballs, you dont need to wait a week between coats of e-tex, depending on conditions I can do another coat of e-tex after 8 -10 hours. . ....glider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Good to know! I actually just epoxied a shad swimbait, but I was lazy and just did one semi-thick coat... It was a decent coat, but it did have one or two fish eyes. I should really try more coats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I personally would recommend several lighter coats than a thick coat. It's tempting to think thick coats will avoid fish eye's but it can mean you just make the fish eye deeper and also can make the e-tex build up in places you don't want it. I'm not saying put on real thin but if your happy with the thickness of your 1 heavy coat ,try to get to same thickness with 2 lighter coats and so on, and avoid touching between coats completely, if you have to touch it then wipe with alcohol afterwards and only when hard......good luck.......glider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Well i just tried doing two thinner coats on one of my trout sb's, and it turned out really well! There was a part with a little too much epoxy, but other than that it looks good! I think with a little more practice I'll be able to do a perfect clear coat... Thanks so much, TU! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliders Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Good stuff.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ces Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 nice work mate. you'll get it dialled in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 I't sure feels good when a plan comes together. Good for you porkmeatballs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted April 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Thanks guys! I've probably been trying to get a good coat of epoxy for about a year now! With your help, i think i've finally made it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
