Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:25 am
Continuing the discussion started under the scrutineering thread, to avoid hijacking.
Mikey said:
It's not the heat that does the damage, it's the UV. Most resins are affected by UV, and the resin manufacturer puts in some UV stabiliser to reduce the effect of UV exposure, but that does not eliminate the damage altogether, so keeping your boat out of the sun as much as possible is probably a good idea. In the past, some manufacturers have used cheap resins, which have not been as UV stable, and their boats have shown significant deterioration from being left in the sun.
Mikey said:
I believe that most boat manafacturers heat cure their boats now.i.e put it under a heat blanket or in a low bake oven! So leaving in the sun shouldnt adversley affect them.
It's not the heat that does the damage, it's the UV. Most resins are affected by UV, and the resin manufacturer puts in some UV stabiliser to reduce the effect of UV exposure, but that does not eliminate the damage altogether, so keeping your boat out of the sun as much as possible is probably a good idea. In the past, some manufacturers have used cheap resins, which have not been as UV stable, and their boats have shown significant deterioration from being left in the sun.