I'm trying to work out the costs of coppercoating my tiki 26. Does anyone have a reasonably accurate estimation of the wetted area of a tiki 26. Or perhaps you've done it and remember how much you bought? Its v. expensive and i don't want to over or under buy.
Thanks, John
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Tue, 29/09/2009 - 14:23
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tiki 26 coppercoat
Thu, 01/10/2009 - 22:13
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Re: tiki 26 coppercoat
Coppercoat estimated 22 sq m, which looks a bit high to me.
Mon, 26/10/2009 - 22:39
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Re: tiki 26 coppercoat
Hi - I have just copper coated my tiki - not sure I got it right but I used 4 of their packs ie one per coat. I dont think they realsie quite how slim hulled tiki is.
Some tips:
make sure you have at least two of you...each batch goes off bang on 45 minutes
Buy cheap plastic buckets to mix in
you definitely need to do 4 coats - i ran out of time and so only did 3... its ok but not ideal. so dont panic if it still looks patchy/mess after two coats
buy their their rollers but note they are over size - so buy their holder as well (I had to duck tape to get mine to work..)
I applied in 17c and rigged a tarpaulin - all seemed fine
copper coat couldnt have been more supportive.
good luck
Johnny