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Strip: How much glass should I remove
By:John Faas
Date: 11/1/2009, 11:47 pm

I am trying to refurbish a mistreated strip kayak. I have no idea of what materials it was built with. It has some areas that have dark stains under the glass. I have gone down to the wood on those spots. The glass came off very easily. In fact that worries me a bit. Other areas have a white haze or worse. I think what ever varish might have once been on it is long gone and I am not sure how much of the resin is left on top of the glass.

I want to do the refurbish correctly, but I don't want to do more work than is prudent. Any thoughts? I guess re-glassing a boat is a whole lot work than building one.

How much epoxy does it take to do a boat on the outside of the hull only--it is 14 feet long 25 inches wide or so and has a totaly flat bottom.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: How much glass should I remove
John Faas -- 11/1/2009, 11:47 pm
Re: Strip: How much glass should I remove
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/2/2009, 1:14 pm
Re: Strip: How much glass should I remove
Etienne Muller -- 11/2/2009, 12:54 pm
Re: Strip: How much glass should I remove
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/2/2009, 12:19 am
Re: Strip: How much glass should I remove
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2009, 12:07 am