Jfenny
Member
On to the next stage guys; floors!
So I have the old wood I tore up as my guide pattern. It was 1/2" and is in good enough condition that I can at least use it as a template. I'm probably doing 1/2" again, although I may go with 5/8", I haven't decided yet. Now I've already ordered all the angle aluminum to redo the supports and so I'm looking at the wood prep next.
Mow I've also ordered the Nautolex vinyl, and applicable HH-66 adhesive but before I start moving forward on this I've notice a lot of recommendations to use epoxy on the plywood, to assist with water resistance. So as I start shopping for some I found a guy on the local classifieds with West System 105 for sale, extra from his project. I can't find many reviews on actual projects but what I can find seems promising. So two questions:
1) Is the West System 105 the right stuff to seal the plywood before applying the vinyl? I recognize I'd need to order the right hardener.
2) If I'm putting a full layer of vinyl adhesive down as I apply the vinyl, should I still be putting the epoxy down as well? Or just epoxy the edges and underside of the plywood?
I did some searching through the forum but I'm not 100% sure of what would be best, from what I've read.
Thanks!
So I have the old wood I tore up as my guide pattern. It was 1/2" and is in good enough condition that I can at least use it as a template. I'm probably doing 1/2" again, although I may go with 5/8", I haven't decided yet. Now I've already ordered all the angle aluminum to redo the supports and so I'm looking at the wood prep next.
Mow I've also ordered the Nautolex vinyl, and applicable HH-66 adhesive but before I start moving forward on this I've notice a lot of recommendations to use epoxy on the plywood, to assist with water resistance. So as I start shopping for some I found a guy on the local classifieds with West System 105 for sale, extra from his project. I can't find many reviews on actual projects but what I can find seems promising. So two questions:
1) Is the West System 105 the right stuff to seal the plywood before applying the vinyl? I recognize I'd need to order the right hardener.
2) If I'm putting a full layer of vinyl adhesive down as I apply the vinyl, should I still be putting the epoxy down as well? Or just epoxy the edges and underside of the plywood?
I did some searching through the forum but I'm not 100% sure of what would be best, from what I've read.
Thanks!