plywood treatment

[git r done]

ok guys whats the best product to seal the plywood before i re carpet..a link would be great also any one have any idea what type of plywood this might be?

 

[fishrdan]

Re: plywood treatment

That looks like CCA treated plywood to me, because of it's "orange" color. How old is it? Looks to be in pretty fair condition.

 

[git r done]

Re: plywood treatment

i think its original.the boat is a 1982 Alumacraft..yes its in good condition

 

[git r done]

Re: plywood treatment

all knot holes are filled if this helps at all

 

[fishrdan]

Re: plywood treatment

Sounds like you have CCA treated marine plywood there. As the 20 years of good wear has shown, this plywood doesn't need to be coated with anything to keep it from rotting. But, if you want, coating it with epoxy will help to preserve it further. The epoxy will also strengthen the plywood. A lot of guys here use epoxy from US composites, probably cost $100 for a gallon of epoxy, hardener and pumps.

 

[jigngrub]

Re: plywood treatment

Yes, you want to seal that plywood. CCA plywood won't rot, but it will check (crack) from water damage. You don't need to seal both sides, just the top side and edges.

The 635 epoxy resin with the medium hardener is great stuff.

http://www.uscomposites.com/epoxy.html

 

[git r done]

Re: plywood treatment

Great stuff guys..just what i needed to know thanks..i will post more pics as the restoration moves along