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Re: resin starvation
By:Don Beale
Date: 5/19/1999, 11:38 am
In Response To: Re: resin starvation (Jay Babina)

Jay, this makes sense to me. I see the same on my Tred Avon. It will be painted so I dont care about the frost, unless it is a structural problem? The cloth bonded fine, just a little frosty spot or two where the cloth panels overlap. Is there any concern of longevity or premature breakdown? Or of structural failure?

> Those frosty areas will not re-wet out. You'll have to sand them out (down
> to the epoxy coat) and glass in a patch. Once it's all wet out and sanded
> it will dissappear .

> You're making a huge, huge mistake by not wetting the entire boat at once.
> Your asking for more of the same problem where the hardended glass/epoxy
> meets the new fresh wet out. Call in sick to work and do it. You can do a
> dinghie in an hour minus the time for set up and clean up. Get a helper if
> you have to.

> Lay the epoxy on. Let is soak out the cloth good. Then squeege off the
> excess in about 15 minutes, making a close contact of glass and the under
> surface.

> If you fill the weave, - same thing. Do it all at once.

Messages In This Thread

resin starvation
Marcus Wheel -- 5/19/1999, 5:08 am
Re: resin starvation
Jerry Weinraub -- 5/20/1999, 6:48 am
Re: resin starvation
Kenneth Paul -- 5/19/1999, 11:45 am
Re: resin starvation
Jay Babina -- 5/19/1999, 10:30 am
Re: resin starvation
Don Beale -- 5/19/1999, 11:38 am
Re: resin starvation
Jay Babina -- 5/20/1999, 9:48 am