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But how about retention?
I am in the beginning of restoring a 4/4. Some of the framing is new, some is old. As to the new parts, some are Cuprinol-treated - others are untreatened, so far.
My plan is/was to sand all parts down, saturation with Flügger 90, 1 x Flügger 91 Classic and 2 x Flüger 95 Classic.
Would you prefer epoxying from this?



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Dix, I don't have much choice, as I'm hypersensitive to the degassing of fungicides.

But when you epoxy boat hulls, you use fibre glass, kevlar or something else to stiffen it. On spars, which by their very nature flex (at least wooden spars), you can either lacquer them, or epoxy them (with no stiffening layer of cloth), orlacquer on top of a layer of epoxy (it makes for a more waterproof layer, and the lacquer bonds better to epoxy than straight wood).

The problem with covering wood with epoxy is that you need to cover it all around. Including that side that goes against the plating. If not, you're making a water/moisture trap where it can seep down where it isn't sealed but can't escape.

Epoxy is the better choice if done correctly, but if you haven't worked with epoxy before, I wouldn't use epoxy on the Morgan as the first project.

Personally, and for my own stuff, I'd prefer epoxy to outdoor paints, but that is because I've worked with epoxy a lot before, and because I'm hypersensitive to fungicides, leaving me with little choice.


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OK,
like in many other questions it's a compromise. I think I'll stick to the Flügger stuff.
Thanks anyway.
Rgds Dix


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Originally Posted By rubymorgan
Its not a silly question at all.
My Morgan is parked in my very large shed and last year I lost a complete timber table , that I salvaged from a local post office sorting room.
It had 2 very deep drawers and was a perfect height to stand and work on car parts etc.
I went to screw a piece of wood to it and the leg collapsed. The little blighter's had come up through an expansion joint in the concrete and up into the leg, then made trails to all the other legs etc.
I dragged the table outside and it almost fell apart with the live termites crawling over the grass.
I now spray the shed posts by injecting poison to the centre of the posts via holes drilled in them and also have installed termite traps every 6 metres around the perimeter of the walls.
Termites take a terrible toll on houses over here and it is a constant battle to keep ones property clear of them.
I would estimate that over 90% of house frames are now steel and the remaining frames are of treated pine to H4 standard.

Any car with a timber frame that was left standing unattended for years at a time would be fair game for termites, not many barn finds emerge from Australia from the 1920's etc unscathed.
No standing around and gossiping if you have a wooden leg laugh2

The bottom line is that I move the Morgan around the shed to a different spot every time its parked, confuse them as much as possible I say scared


Having lived in Kenya I agree. The bloody things destroy any wood even often if treated. God bless the UK climate for that one saving grace


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Originally Posted By dix
OK,
like in many other questions it's a compromise. I think I'll stick to the Flügger stuff.
Thanks anyway.
Rgds Dix


No problem, Dix smile

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