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Re: Strip: glassing problem
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/8/2011, 1:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: glassing problem (Nick Riccardi)

: Hi All I think Allan makes sense but! I'm holding off doing the
: deck until I get some advise from the pro's on what i'm doing
: wrong
: I think I read about Bill Hamm and someone else using Thayercraft
: 3.2oz and wonder if they had any problems. I seem to think
: that the 3.2oz. does not wet out as well as 6oz. and I also am
: having the problem of getting the glass to lay flat before
: wetting out
: btw I put a seal coat of raka on before glassing I hope someone can
: help thanks a million Nick R.

Btw, the fix suggest by others will work fine, razor cut the spots off, feather the edge slightly (sand paper) and put on a patch, with the 3.2 you'll never see it.

I had a thought, how did you clean the surface prior to using the glass?

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: glassing problem
Nick Riccardi -- 5/7/2011, 5:42 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/7/2011, 5:49 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Al Edie -- 5/8/2011, 11:22 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Nick Riccardi -- 5/8/2011, 12:08 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:37 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:40 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Nick Riccardi -- 5/8/2011, 4:37 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Al Edie -- 5/8/2011, 10:23 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 12:19 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Nick Riccardi -- 5/9/2011, 10:58 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 2:02 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/9/2011, 3:58 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Bill Hamm -- 5/10/2011, 2:01 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/9/2011, 8:46 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
george jung -- 5/8/2011, 3:58 pm
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dave g -- 5/8/2011, 11:54 pm
Another possible cause
Jay Babina -- 5/9/2011, 7:54 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
george jung -- 5/9/2011, 7:16 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem *PIC*
dave g -- 5/9/2011, 11:11 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 5/10/2011, 10:09 am
Re: Strip: glassing problem
StephenHJ -- 5/10/2011, 12:25 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 5/10/2011, 3:37 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem
MattD. -- 5/8/2011, 1:45 pm