In reply to "Re: Graphite Powder", posted by Sandy on June 8, 2001:
>In reply to "Graphite Powder", posted by Gregg on June 8, 2001:
>>I'm fiberglassing the bottom of my boat. In the final coat of epoxy I planning on adding graphite powder to the epoxy to make it a little slicker for sliding over rocks. Can I paint the bottom? Or will this defeat the purpose of the graphite?
>I won't paint it and I'll let you know
>Now that's a good question. When I use graphite powder,
>I use it on the bottom, and carry it up the side of the
>boat a few inches, and then make a transition to paint.
>
>If you cover the graphite powder with paint, yes, I'm
>going to guess it defeats the purpose. But I can't say
>for sure, not from experience, because I never painted
>over top of it to find out!