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Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
By:george jung
Date: 10/21/2009, 7:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y (Bill Hamm)

: Might want to read Rob Mack's article on glassing at the Laughing Loon
: website.

: Warmer generally means the epoxy will wet out the cloth easier and tends to
: make it more clear. Still at 60 the epoxy should be fine, just takes
: longer to wet out the cloth and to cure.

: Bill H.

The heats on, the cloth is draped.... now I wait a bit!

Wrong thread, but right correspondent - I can see where adding an additional layer of FG to the underside of the hatch would stiffen it - but I'm anticipating using internal bungies - I suspect you do not? What's your closure system of choice (pictures are always welcome!)?

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Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can you?
george jung -- 10/20/2009, 11:25 pm
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
Charlie -- 10/21/2009, 7:14 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
etienne Muller -- 10/21/2009, 8:59 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Tom Yost -- 10/23/2009, 1:53 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Mike Savage -- 10/24/2009, 8:17 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Etienne Muller -- 10/28/2009, 12:29 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/29/2009, 10:13 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Mike Savage -- 10/28/2009, 2:38 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
george jung -- 10/28/2009, 11:19 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/24/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Mike Savage -- 10/24/2009, 4:19 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/24/2009, 7:43 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
george jung -- 10/24/2009, 10:57 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2009, 5:32 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
george jung -- 10/23/2009, 11:10 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
etienne Muller -- 10/21/2009, 9:04 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 12:54 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
george jung -- 10/22/2009, 1:57 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 4:49 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Robert N Pruden -- 10/21/2009, 9:58 am
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2009, 12:14 am
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
george jung -- 10/21/2009, 7:11 pm
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 12:53 am