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Re: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
By:JohnK
Date: 9/19/2008, 9:56 pm
In Response To: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong (Brian Schulz)

Hi,
You can put on as many layers as you want at one time as long as you can wet them out properly. Putting them on one at a time means you run into potential problems with blush. However, if something goes wrong you haven't messed up so much if you do one layer at a time. If you do do multiple layers at a time you will need a bubble roller to get rid of bubbles and to stop the glass from floating.
JohnK

: sorry to be a pain, but I've got no fiberglass experience, I've been putting
: on a layer and letting it dry and then putting on another, is that right
: or do you lay it up wet-on-wet? Tired of glassing, want to go surfing! Why
: isn't there a class I can go take to learn how to build a glass boat!

Messages In This Thread

Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
Brian Schulz -- 9/19/2008, 6:35 pm
Re: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
Mike Bielski -- 9/21/2008, 10:51 am
Re: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
Pedro Almeida -- 9/20/2008, 1:15 am
Re: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
Duane Strosaker -- 9/20/2008, 12:54 am
Re: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
JohnK -- 9/19/2008, 9:56 pm
Re: Material: maybe I'm doing this wrong
JohnK -- 9/19/2008, 11:15 pm