Since I posted yesterday about surface coating with epoxy I have been reminded that there are products on the market that are designed for this purpose. International Paints 'Everdure', and Smith's 'Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer' are two. These products are designed for coating without glass fiber reinforcement by remaining quite flexible after curing. They are not structural adhesives!
Structural epoxies such as T-88, WEST, System Three etc, thinned or not, are not flexible when cured. Without glass fiber cloth as a reinforcement in the layup they are unable to withstand tensile loads put upon them if the wood substrate should swell. Cheers! Peter
