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Paint? Poly? - how to UV protect epoxy coating on wood gutters?
As per an earlier thread, I ended up epoxy coating one decayed wooden
gutter (with multiple coats and some fiberglass) and one undecayed wooden gutter that I just surface coated with the intention of preventing future rot. Now since epoxy is UV sensitive, I assume I need to coat the epoxy with something to protect it from UV. What would be the best coating that would stand up to the water-logged nature of gutters and to sun UV exposure? I am looking for a solution that requires the least maintenance and repeat coating. Would you recommend paint? If so what type and is primer required? What about a poly spar varnish? Any other suggestions? Note: after applying the epoxy coating, I noticed someone cautioning against epoxy (or any other non-breathable) coating of wooden gutters since trapped moisture can rot the gutter from within if the coating is impervious. The site recommends instead breathable coatings like various oils. But I went with the advice on this group (and also the advice from West Systems tech support) and it's too late... |
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Paint? Poly? - how to UV protect epoxy coating on wood gutters?
On Jul 26, 9:01*pm, blueman wrote:
As per an earlier thread, I ended up epoxy coating one decayed wooden gutter (with multiple coats and some fiberglass) and one undecayed wooden gutter that I just surface coated with the intention of preventing future rot. Now since epoxy is UV sensitive, I assume I need to coat the epoxy with something to protect it from UV. What would be the best coating that would stand up to the water-logged nature of gutters and to sun UV exposure? I am looking for a solution that requires the least maintenance and repeat coating. Would you recommend paint? If so what type and is primer required? What about a poly spar varnish? Any other suggestions? Note: after applying the epoxy coating, I noticed someone cautioning against epoxy (or any other non-breathable) coating of wooden gutters since trapped moisture can rot the gutter from within if the coating is impervious. The site recommends instead breathable coatings like various oils. But I went with the advice on this group (and also the advice from West Systems tech support) and it's too late... Stop and think for a minute...automotive finishes stay out in the sun all day in many places. The autobody supply stores have Bondo (fabulous stuff), fillers, primers, and the list goes on. A lot of what you need comes in spray cans if you are compressor and spray gun deprived. A nice metallic topcoat would reflect a lot of incident UV. When the sun warms the gutters any trapped moisture will be driven out. Bottom line, use materials appropriate to the environment. Use the spar varnish on your yacht. Joe |
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Paint? Poly? - how to UV protect epoxy coating on wood gutters?
blueman wrote:
As per an earlier thread, I ended up epoxy coating one decayed wooden gutter (with multiple coats and some fiberglass) and one undecayed wooden gutter that I just surface coated with the intention of preventing future rot. Now since epoxy is UV sensitive, I assume I need to coat the epoxy with something to protect it from UV. What would be the best coating that would stand up to the water-logged nature of gutters and to sun UV exposure? I am looking for a solution that requires the least maintenance and repeat coating. Would you recommend paint? If so what type and is primer required? What about a poly spar varnish? Any other suggestions? Note: after applying the epoxy coating, I noticed someone cautioning against epoxy (or any other non-breathable) coating of wooden gutters since trapped moisture can rot the gutter from within if the coating is impervious. The site recommends instead breathable coatings like various oils. But I went with the advice on this group (and also the advice from West Systems tech support) and it's too late... You can add some epoxy dye to epoxy snd use thst. The color should stop UV penetration. If the gutters do rot where coated, be sure and let us know. We won't hold our breath waiting, of course. When I tried tar coatings on my old gutters, they were really rotted a few years later. When I replaced them was when I was told about the shingle oil. The new ones really seem to hold up well with the oil - water beads well on them. They soak a lot in when being re-coated every couple years. Hopefully, the penetrating epoxy will work better for you than the tar did for me. Good luck. |
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Paint? Poly? - how to UV protect epoxy coating on wood gutters?
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:14:43 -0700 (PDT), Joe wrote:
On Jul 26, 9:01*pm, blueman wrote: As per an earlier thread, I ended up epoxy coating one decayed wooden gutter (with multiple coats and some fiberglass) and one undecayed wooden gutter that I just surface coated with the intention of preventing future rot. Now since epoxy is UV sensitive, I assume I need to coat the epoxy with something to protect it from UV. What would be the best coating that would stand up to the water-logged nature of gutters and to sun UV exposure? I am looking for a solution that requires the least maintenance and repeat coating. Would you recommend paint? If so what type and is primer required? What about a poly spar varnish? Any other suggestions? Note: after applying the epoxy coating, I noticed someone cautioning against epoxy (or any other non-breathable) coating of wooden gutters since trapped moisture can rot the gutter from within if the coating is impervious. The site recommends instead breathable coatings like various oils. But I went with the advice on this group (and also the advice from West Systems tech support) and it's too late... Stop and think for a minute...automotive finishes stay out in the sun all day in many places. The autobody supply stores have Bondo (fabulous stuff), fillers, primers, and the list goes on. A lot of what you need comes in spray cans if you are compressor and spray gun deprived. A nice metallic topcoat would reflect a lot of incident UV. When the sun warms the gutters any trapped moisture will be driven out. Bottom line, use materials appropriate to the environment. Use the spar varnish on your yacht. Joe All that great looking varnish on yachts has to be constantly maintained. For UV protection, you need something opaque. Any good quality house paint would be superior to spar varnish for this application. |
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Paint? Poly? - how to UV protect epoxy coating on wood gutters?
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:01:12 -0400, blueman wrote:
As per an earlier thread, I ended up epoxy coating one decayed wooden gutter (with multiple coats and some fiberglass) and one undecayed wooden gutter that I just surface coated with the intention of preventing future rot. Now since epoxy is UV sensitive, I assume I need to coat the epoxy with something to protect it from UV. What would be the best coating that would stand up to the water-logged nature of gutters and to sun UV exposure? I am looking for a solution that requires the least maintenance and repeat coating. Would you recommend paint? If so what type and is primer required? What about a poly spar varnish? Any other suggestions? Note: after applying the epoxy coating, I noticed someone cautioning against epoxy (or any other non-breathable) coating of wooden gutters since trapped moisture can rot the gutter from within if the coating is impervious. The site recommends instead breathable coatings like various oils. But I went with the advice on this group (and also the advice from West Systems tech support) and it's too late... A marine paint should offer some protection, that is, if the wood is not rotting from the inside out. The more opaque the finish, usually the better UV protection. |
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