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Old 09-17-2020, 07:57 AM   #21
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West 105 epoxy and 207 hardener is way to go
Non yellowing and designed for flat surfaces

We used 3 coats on our home outside smoker. I redo if every 7-10 years

Lee Valley sells the whole product line including matching fillers
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Old 09-17-2020, 08:28 AM   #22
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Thank you all so much for the information. You guys think it is still worth it even if I’m only doing the top side that is exposed?

I was planning on hitting as much area as I can. Some of it covered by the structures still up will not be hit but everything I can get my hands to will. Just want to make sure there is no downfall to just top side where I can get to.

Thanks!
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Old 09-17-2020, 10:36 AM   #23
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I did what you are asking about on my 1958 AS 18' Traveler almost 2 decades ago. I had a small area at the rear where a window had previously leaked where I repaired it as well.
West Systems Epoxy is a great product that is easy to use with the metering pumps. I used Denatured Alcohol to thin out the first coat to ensure that the sub-floor could absorb as much as possible. Then I just rolled and tipped two more coats to seal all. With the newer trailers having rot issues on their sub-floor this made perfect sense to me as a preventative measure.
I tried a couple of Vinyl Planks and wasn't happy with them probably because we can have extreme temperature swings where I live. I settled on Smart Core because it has a rigid core. When I talked to their tech support I was advised to glue it down. I used Liquid Nails Polyurethane adhesive because it wasn't very permanent but did the job very well. I used it with small dots similar to the way Corian Counter Tops recommends so that there is still a possibility of expansion and contraction movement.
Here is a link to the flooring that I used....not cheap but then it still looks great after all of this time.
https://www.lowes.com/pl/Smartcore--...ent=1686755038
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Old 09-17-2020, 12:36 PM   #24
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Thank you all so much for the information. You guys think it is still worth it even if I’m only doing the top side that is exposed?

I was planning on hitting as much area as I can. Some of it covered by the structures still up will not be hit but everything I can get my hands to will. Just want to make sure there is no downfall to just top side where I can get to.

Thanks!
To properly seal I would definitely use the penetrating epoxy system, do not just add a waterproof surface layer.



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