Fastest Method for Sealing a Plug

[Stroth]

Thanks for the offer.

Got 8 plugs drying right now.

Used a method I found on the other site, and saw some versions here.

Took etex, thinned it with denatured alcohol and just poured it over. Got the small spaces (thru hole, etc.) with an epoxy ejector I had from wrapping rods.

Only issue I think I could have is that I used etex lite and not straight etex, (not even sure if there is a straight one).

I cannot imagine I have screwed them up too bad. I'll let em' sit for 24 hours at least and then I'll prime em' up. Not really sure how long they need to sit for. Anyone out there know?

Tightlines all!

Stroth

[Sudsy]

Originally Posted by Stroth

Only issue I think I could have is that I used etex lite and not straight etex, (not even sure if there is a straight one).

I cannot imagine I have screwed them up too bad. I'll let em' sit for 24 hours at least and then I'll prime em' up. Not really sure how long they need to sit for. Anyone out there know?

That's the same stuff I use, E-Tex Lite.
I buy the 32 oz bottles and when they get down about halfway I'll buy fresh stuff. (I don't build a ton of plugs though, 64 oz of E-tex is well over a years worth of epoxy for me).
Use the old stuff for sealing and the new stuff for topcoat.

Good question, is there an regular E-tex ?

And 24 hours is fine so long as you mixed it properly and well.

[basswipe]

Don't know much about plug building...but finishing is another story.

Minwax wood hardener doesn't seal.Its an epoxy resin that binds wood fibers.

Any shellac based product like BINS or Sealcoat has absolutely no practical application in plug building.I have no idea why people use something made for interior use on something that will spend most of its time in water.

Cut your boiled linseed oil with Naphtha instead of mineral spirits.This will speed up the dry time quite a bit.I also prefer to use Penetrol instead of linseed oil.You can also add Japan Drier to this mixture if you don't have a nice warm dry area to store your newly sealed plugs.

[piemma]

Since switching over to using nothing but AYC, I have never sealed a plug. I have zero issues with paint chipping, peeling, etc. The AYC will not absorb water.

[Hookedagain]

How long have you been painting and not sealing AYC plugs? Do you use any specific primer / paint combo?

[Back4More]

i've been sealing my plugs in blo&min sprits 4 a year now but would love 2 find a faster way 2 seal........ you said that with ayc u don't seal at all?????? the salt water does not make the paint peel or chip? i think i'm going 2 try that out.. that would save alot of time.