[Public-List] Imron vs. Awlgrip

[C.B. Currier]

Well I had this list of what I have heard about Awlgrip then did a 
little research ...
turns out both are Polyurethane however after some reading on google I 
believe that though an older technology - Imron has included solids 
which make it harder post cure than Awlgrip. However I have heard that 
though just a paint - Awlgrip has anit-Osmosis characteristics that 
Imron does not. With that said - Awlgrip is not to be used below the 
waterline.

I guess it depends who you use to paint the boat ... they may have a 
preference for you ... by the way these days it is harder to find 
"Imron" by dupont. However you can find in most auto parts stores - some 
type of polyurethane to paint with.

Finally Awlcraft 2000 is the product mentioned earlier & is a 
alternative to Awlgrip when in more dusty or temperature varying 
conditions. It cures faster but essentially is Awlgrip.

C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458


John Scott wrote:
> Hi All.
>
> If I did my homework right, having searched past listserv dialogue, I 
> can't find much of a discussion on Imron vs. Awlgrip and costs of both 
> (to have professionally applied...I'm not as adventuresome or 
> accomplished as some of our fellow A30 owners who have attempted the 
> application themselves).
>
> I'd like to know the pros and cons of either and I'd like to know the 
> price of both. At some point, cost is certainly a factor, I'd like to 
> re-do both the hull and deck of Wooshkeetaan (currently she's white, 
> I'm thinking of white deck and dark blue hull). Have any of you 
> weighed the pros and cons of one or the other treatments and can 
> anyone give me a realistic price for either and, if possible a 
> specific recommendation of who to use (I'm on the Eastern Shore of the 
> Chesapeake, near St. Michaels, Maryland).
>
> Thanks
>
> John Scott
> Wooshkeetaan #26
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