by doug hodder » Sun May 29, 2005 11:35 pm
Chris........I agree with you. A foaming polyurethane glue won't make up for a poor fitting joint. Eventually it will fail. I do think that for laminating up materials, or if you can shoot a screw into the joint along with the glue it is fine. Since I finished up my last boat and had a bunch of epoxy left over, I've been using it. Acutally, for me I would have used epoxy on the tear anyway. It is more expensive, but for something that is exterior use, running down the highway at 65+, being hammered with bumps, I would go with epoxy. I used some urethane on some exterior things, Adirondack chairs, and have been watching it. It appears that if it is protected from UV, like paint. it tends to hold up better than the chairs that aren't. (only water sealed) Only got 3 years on them so far. They are getting loose however. I guess it all boils down to, make your joints fit tight and don't rely on a glue to make up for it....Just my opinion. Doug Hodder