Pond shield application trick and tips pleeease

[turtles]

Hey there i know this has probably been covered but i just finished building my box and stand for a 8x4x2.5ft plywood and im ready to sand and seal
I was wanting to use pond shield to seal but was wondering if i was to water each coat down 20 30% with iso alcohol to do multiple coats with it instead of 1 big coat would it be fine? And if so how many coats should i aim for?
Im getting 5 gallons in the hopes that should be mooore then enough
Cheers james

 

[turtles]

3 gallons sorry

 

[rotaryblake]

Hey there i know this has probably been covered but i just finished building my box and stand for a 8x4x2.5ft plywood and im ready to sand and seal
I was wanting to use pond shield to seal but was wondering if i was to water each coat down 20 30% with iso alcohol to do multiple coats with it instead of 1 big coat would it be fine? And if so how many coats should i aim for?
Im getting 5 gallons in the hopes that should be mooore then enough
Cheers james

There's a good video on YouTube by the pondshield guys that show proper application for plywood. I believe you need to have multiple coats as the first one needs to really sink in.

 

[Niners4952]

Follow their instructions on mixing, use the one that allows more work time. Its really not much alcohol you have to use. Watch Joeys videos and the ones on their website. They say do 3 coats but I did 4. I sanded 60 grit and did first coat. then did the fiberglass seams, after that dried and sanded I did coat 2. After the third it looked good but a few spots worried me so I ordered more and did a fourth coat. Buy expensive high quality rollers cause they will shed. Overall I liked the product and thought it wasn't too hard to work with. You do have to move quick. My tank is the same size and I could do 1 full coat at a time

 

[the_deeb]

I would think the first coat for better penetration into the wood, but apply the overlay coats without dilution. I've personally had better luck using a resin card spreader rather than a roller.

Don't know if you're able to move your tank around given it's size, but if you're able to turn it it's much easier to apply the epoxy if the side you're working on is on the bottom rather than applying to a vertical surface.