The 60's were a special time. For some, it would been all too easy to not
notice the finish degrading. Heck, if your "60's" were like mine the wood
could have turned to cheese without drawing attention.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus -- NOW SOLD TO THE FELLOW THAT BOUGHT THE HOUSE
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 8/8/2008 1:52 PM Mike Collum wrote:

> Back in the '60s, I constructed a "Semi-dry" submarine out of plywood.
> I first "Painted" the plywood with fiberglass resin then finished it
> with marine paint.  It stayed outside in the weather, when it wasn't in
> the ocean, and I noticed no degradation during the 3 years I owned it.
>
> Mike
>