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Epoxy Mix Ratios Explained: 2:1 vs 5:1 vs 3:1 vs 1:1
Epoxy Mix Ratios Explained: 2:1 vs 5:1 vs 3:1 vs 1:1
2:1, 5:1, 3:1 or 1:1 — every epoxy mix ratio exists for a reason. Here's how to tell which system actually suits the job you're doing. Read more...
How Much Epoxy Do You Actually Need
How Much Epoxy Do You Actually Need? A Coverage and Mixing Guide
Ordering too little epoxy stalls a job halfway through a batch; ordering too much wastes money. Here's how to work out coverage properly before you buy. Read more...
Epoxy Safety: The PPE You Actually Need
Epoxy Safety: The PPE You Actually Need (and What's Overkill)
You don't need a full hazmat setup to work safely with epoxy, but a few pieces of PPE genuinely matter. Here's what to wear and when. Read more...
Boat Ventilation 101: Why Passive and Solar Vents Matter
Boat Ventilation 101: Why Passive and Solar Vents Matter
Poor ventilation causes far more damage below decks than most owners realise. Here's why passive and solar vents matter, and how to choose between them. Read more...
T-Cell vs Colloidal Silica vs Workshop Mix
T-Cell vs Colloidal Silica vs Workshop Mix: Which Filler for Which Job
Three fillers, three very different jobs. Here's how to choose between T-Cell, Colloidal Silica and Workshop Mix without guessing. Read more...
Wet-Out 101: Laminating Fibreglass Cloth
Wet-Out 101: Laminating Fibreglass Cloth Without Air Bubbles or Dry Spots
A dry spot or trapped air bubble in a laminate is a weak point you won't see until it fails. Here's how to wet out fibreglass cloth properly, every time. Read more...
The Complete Guide to Fairing
The Complete Guide to Fairing: Tools, Technique and a Glass-Smooth Finish
Fairing is what turns a structurally sound hull into a genuinely smooth one. Here's the tools, technique and materials for getting it right. Read more...
Choosing Hardener Speed: Fast vs Medium vs Slow
Choosing Hardener Speed: Fast vs Medium vs Slow
Hardener speed changes your working time, your cure, and your finish more than most builders expect. Here's how to pick fast, medium or slow for the job in hand. Read more...
Deep Pour Epoxy for River Tables
Deep Pour Epoxy for River Tables: Avoiding Cracking, Yellowing and Shrinkage
River tables and thick castings fail in the same few predictable ways. Here's how to pour deep with MAS Deep Pour Casting Epoxy and avoid every one of them. Read more...
How to Build a Custom Fuel or Water Tank with Epoxy
How to Build a Custom Fuel or Water Tank with Epoxy
A step-by-step guide to building a custom fuel or fresh water tank from fibreglass cloth and epoxy, instead of fitting an off-the-shelf metal tank. Read more...
Whitehall type rowing skiff
Whitehall Type Rowing Skiff
A customer shares the Whitehall-type rowing skiff he built during lockdown using our epoxy — one of many lockdown boatbuilding projects. Read more...
Junior, the restored 1950s yachting monthly dinghy
Junior, Our 1950's Yachting Monthly Dinghy
Looking back at how MAS epoxy brought Junior, a 1950s Yachting Monthly dinghy written off as fit only for the fire, back to life as a training dinghy. Read more...