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Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
By:James
Date: 6/27/2009, 8:46 pm

: The bubble roller is mentioned in Nick's book, and I agree with Rob that you
: don't need it unless you are compressing multiple glass layers. On my
: current boat I followed Rob's shop tips, "How To Make a Transparent
: Glass Layup". Rob's method worked great for me, and I didn't battle
: with any excessive bubble problems. Be sure to use the high quality yellow
: foam rollers to apply resin, as less dense, black foam rollers can induce
: air bubbles. The air bubbles can be eliminated using a squeegee as Rob
: points out.

: Read the shop tips at Laughing Loon -- here's a link.
I agree with Chris's advice. If you follow Rob Mack's method to a T you can't go wrong.I have used Rob's advice given in his shop tips and have been very pleased with the results.
James

Messages In This Thread

Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen question *LINK*
uga_danny -- 6/26/2009, 6:56 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/26/2009, 8:33 pm
Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 6/30/2009, 3:48 pm
Re: Squeegee use
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/1/2009, 4:39 pm
Re: Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 7/2/2009, 9:32 am
Re: Squeegee use
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/2/2009, 11:02 am
Re: Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 7/2/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
uga_danny -- 6/26/2009, 8:47 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest *LINK*
Chris Sperry -- 6/27/2009, 1:12 am
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
James -- 6/27/2009, 8:46 pm