Interlux Pre Kote questions

[sublauxation]

I built new plywood consoles for my boat and am in the process of putting on a finish coat. I sanded out one section of the ply too much and it got wavy looking so I've been applying the Interlux Pre Kote to the deeper areas to build it back up. The process is working but it takes at least a full day for each coat to dry. My son sanded one part yesterday that wasn't fully cured and it got bubble gummy.

This stuff (Pre Kote) does work but anybody know of a faster setting or easier way to level things back out? I was thinking about trying a couple coats of Rustoleum Filler Primer. If I did a couple coats of that do you think Interlux Brightside would adhere to the Rustoleum or would I just end up with an even bigger mess?

 

[alldodge]

I would call interlux if someone doesn't come up with the answer. They are real helpful and have no problem discussing issues over the phone

 

[sublauxation]

Interlux called me back late this afternoon. I'm not sure I like their product but I have complete respect for their customer service. The guy spent almost 10 minutes on the phone with me going through different scenarios. He wasn't sure about using Rustoleum as a middle layer to get some quick build up. I strongly suspect it would probably work as one can put both the Pre Kote and the Brightside overtop of other paints as long as they are well adhered and clean but at least for now I'm going to stick with the Pre Kote. His advice:
Don't thin the Pre Kote.
Apply as many layers as needed but keep them thin.
Avoid heat or sunlight to slow the drying process otherwise the top will dry leaving an uncured layer with solvents underneath.
Lightly scuff any areas that don't appear to have dried fully to let the solvents escape.
Give it TIME!

My advice from experience: Don't use mineral spirits anywhere near the stuff!

The latter part sucks as 16 hours before recoating at a minimum is a long time to begin with and my last coat that got buggered up with sanding had sat for about 48 hours.
At this pace I wont be able to get color on it until some time next year so I hope the results are worth it!

 

[alldodge]

Thanks for the update, good info to know. Maybe hind site would be to use glass resin for faster build up, then Brightside. I almost used some of it when doing my hull, but decided to just use several coats of VC performance