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2. Abrade any smooth bonding surfaces with 50-grit sandpaper and remove sanding dust. Wipe the planks with paper towels saturated with acetone or lacquer thinner 30 minutes before bonding. 3. Wet out the mating surface of the first few pieces of teak and the deck in the area of the first few strips with unthickened resin/hardener. 4. Apply a thickened epoxy mixture over the wet-out deck surface. wood plastic Decoration Materials deck MalaysiaUse G/flex 655 (or 650 thickened with 406 Filler) and add 3%�C5% 423 Graphite Powder��just enough to turn the mixture to an opaque black color. Apply a layer just thick enough to span any gaps and to squeeze up between the planks. An 809 Notched Spreader works well to apply an even layer over the substrate. 5. Locate your reference points and set the first strips in place. Repairing Hull and Deck Planking 41 Figure 5-23 Thin edge-grained strips provide an even wearing, attractive and dimensionally stable deck.

5 6. Clamp the plank in place with #10 sheet metal screws and large washers. Place the screws and washers between the strips, 8" apart. Each row of screws will clamp the edges of two adjoining planks and act as spacers (Figure 5-24 left). Coat the screws and washers with a mold release or place a small sheet of plastic under the washers to prevent bonding. Washers may also be cut from stiff plastic, thin wood lathe or similar stock with holes drilled for the screws. Tighten the screws down completely after pushing both adjoining strips tight against the screws. The epoxy mixture should squeeze up between the strips. Any voids between the planks should be filled at this time with the 655/graphite mixture. 7. Place the remaining strips, several at time, following the same procedure. 8. Allow the epoxy to cure between 8 and 24 hours before removing the screws and washers. If you wait any longer than this, staggered composite fence panelit will become much harder to break the screws free. Tighten the screw slightly (5��) before backing it out. If you have difficulty removing a screw, heat the head with a soldering gun's cutter tip. While the screw is still hot, try to unscrew it again. Repeat until you are successful. 9. Fill the screw holes with 655/graphite mixture.

A syringe loaded with the mixture will speed the process. 10. Sand the surface with a reciprocating sander and 50-grit sandpaper to level the epoxy and teak surfaces. Sand until the saw marks are removed from the teak surface. Fine sand with 80-grit sandpaper, and then finish with 120-grit. The teak surface may be left natural or finished with a marine-grade teak oil. Note: If planks thicker than ?" are used, low profile plastic wood flooringdo not fill between the planks with thickened epoxy. Instead, remove squeezed-out epoxy between planks and allow to cure. Remove the screws and washers and sand the top surface of the planks fair. Fill the joints with Thiokol or polysulfide caulk (Figure 5-24 right). Wooden Boat Restoration & Repair ?2008 Gougeon Brothers Inc., All rights reserved. Repairing Hull and Deck Planking 42 Figure 5-24 Sheet metal screws with large washers will clamp the strips in position until the 655/graphite mixture cures thoroughly.