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Slick Bottom (epoxy) never again!

Waterthunder

Waterthunder

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Slick bottom never again. Well I just looked at my bottom last night because I have a few races to run this weekend I wanted to make sure it was good. Well I already wore off my new slick bottom. When I coated it recently I sanded my bottom with 80 grit using a D/A so I would have a none directional finish, then I sand blasted it, then I vigorously wiped the whole bottom down with acetone. It didn't last long I can assure you it's only polymer from now on no more slick bottom for me!
 
What type of Slick Bottom are you using. PM me so you do not have to knock somebody's product openly. If a product does not work I want to know about it. If I have had good luck with it maybe I could offer a suggestion that has worked for me. I have never prepped a bottom like that before. It is Friday so I may not be able to get back with you for a day so don't get pissed..HAHAHAHAHA.
Mike
 
Slow HIM down ? Not by much. :lol:

He's just woofin anyway. As soon as he figures out how much more weight he'll be caryin, he'll paint on another coat of Slick.

olf
 
I got rid of the slick bottom for the same reason. Now, with polymer, it's as tough as a tank...problem is, it handles really differently and not good. I guess it's a trade off.
 
It will have polymer soon. I'm racing people who always park their boat ten feet from the water! Thats the best way to tell a race boat if they park right next to the water all the time their saving their bottom. Anyway I made up my mind, my fast boat will be done soon and then I will put polymer on my ride boat and be done with it. I know the polymer will last two or three years!
 
Thunder, most people i know dont run s slick-bottom on an full blown race boat. Thats why you see them parked close to the edge, some run primer on the bottom because it doesnt ripple like slick -bottom and you dont have to wait for it to waer down a bit to be fast, a boat with out slick bottom is faster than one with slick bottom
 
I believe you are right Clayton. I don't see how the slickness can help the boat go through the water, but I do see how an uneven application could slow it down.
 
Has anybody tried any of newer polymers developed for industrial
or hauling applications? There is one called Quicksilver that is supposed
to be real slick and resist heat pretty well. Dyna-flo is another.
http://www.mentordynamics.com/_CTdfmat.html.
I've never used or worked with polymer but it seems like there is a lot of technology out there beside the standard white. Maybe the price is
to high. I was just wondering if anybody has tried something different or
if there are reasons you can't.

One of the drawbacks of polymer is the heat caused by friction so if there
is something better are any of the manufacturers using them?
 
a polymer company logged on before and said they have developed a spray on polymer that some airboat manufactuers we being trained on but we have not heard anything else.i am really interested if they succeeded i am going to polymer on mine and would rather have this application. if it worked?
 
I don't recall the spray-on, but I do remember a guy talking about glueing it on with some kind of glue.
 
I know somebody who tried the glue on and spray on they booth failed the glue couldn't handle the heat of running dry and would bubble in the middle after it cooled off the bubble stayed there
 
I think that 250lbs of weight is waaaay over the top for a piece of polymer. Kinda defeats the prupose compared to the polymer we have now. But i agree is looks like a great product. But I cant see putitng that on my boat due to the weight. Charles
 
That with 1/2 inch poly, most airboat applications are 1/4 inch poly which brings your weight down to 125 pounds. Also that is 10ft wide most applications are 7 to 8ft wide. That will bring your weight down to 100 pounds. :D
 
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