Got a nice surprise from Swell Composites. I ordered fresh resin and Hexcel Fiberglass cloth for the roof. Due to covid, they haven't been allowing pickups even though their warehouse is only a few minutes drive away from my house. But, they called me to say that they would have it at the front desk and if I wanted I could drop-by to pick it up and they would refund the $45 for shipping! So I was like HECK Ya! That was nice of them. They aren't really setup for a retail operation more of warehouse or online direct.
I am excited to try out Entropy Resins Super SAP CLR resin. It is made by the Gougeon Brothers Inc. that wrote the book on boat building and is the parent company for West Systems.
The Super SAP resins is a 2:1 resin that is a more environmentally friendly line of epoxy product, with about 29% bio based formulation. Its claim to fame is as an environmentally sustainable epoxy. The other interesting thing is that it is UV Stabilized, which I still will overcoat as it is only has a higher UV resistance...I doubt any epoxy is UV proof. But a nice bonus for the roof.
I am curious to try it, West Systems is a name you can trust... never tried their environmentally friendly line.. but worth a go on the roof. They say they have been getting alot of orders from backyard boat builders and have had great feedback. So we'll see.. I'm anxious to get going again on it.
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