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JimC
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Hempel Multicoat

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Anyone used this? Seems to be a new formulation. It claims to be both top coat and primer, so can be used on bare wood. The literature says its only semi gloss, so no good for Merlin Rocket owners, but it struck me that it might be ideal for foils which, on my boats at least, often get the odd bare patch when being aggressively sanded. Also it was a fiver less than full gloss!

I've slapped a coat on the Moth foils, we'll see how it does. As I finish my foils with 600 grit I really don't care about gloss...
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Re: Hempel Multicoat

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Hmm, a couple of coats on the foils and it is very definitely semi gloss - at best. It will be interesting to see what the finish is like before I polish it. My first thought is that the semi gloss/semi matt finish might be quite appropriate for painted interiors of wood boats.
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