Volan

how much harder is volan than normal 4 or 6 oz?

What do you mean by “harder”? All e-glass is the same density, that is one of the things that makes it e-glass.

how much harder is it to glass a board with volan than regular 4 or 6 oz. sorry i should have pre-read it.

I have heard that Volan soaks up alot for resin that regular E- glass does that make it harder? or do you just have to kick it quicker?

kokua?..cleanlines?..anyone…

Volan is not significantly stronger than today’s silane finishes. It is also about out of production because of heavy metals used in the finish. The fiberglass manufacters will soon introduce “mach volan” which will have a green tint added to silane finish, for the segment of the surfing industry that actually beleives volan is stronger.

Welcome back Greg…I use volan for the flex properties; it just seems to take longer to fatigue. I hope any new formulation will not screw up the flex properties. On the right shape, volan keeps that “new liveliness” going for a good long time.