native brookie wrote:
Potential downsides: Heavier. More expensive. Cannot be applied (?) over previously varnished shoes, or over lacing. Less flexible--may be subject to cracking.
If anyone has experimented with this, or has thoughts on the tradeoffs, I'd be interested.
add lack of UV resistance to the downside, you need a coat of something to protect the epoxy. If you are looking for an easy way to treat wood - I use Cetol (also over epoxy) quick and easy to recoat when needed. I do not mind the colour it imparts to the wood (somewhat orange) but there are newer formulations that are supposed to have less of a tint. I can get the 3-5 coats I use (as a minimum) done in less than a week, and I use the foam brushes so I do not have any clean up to do.