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Re: Strip: Deck glassing
By:Les Cheeseman
Date: 8/29/2011, 2:38 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Deck glassing (Sam McFadden)

: ...If I glass the inside I will need to

: Les,

: Whatever you choose to do, I suggest that the 'chemical vs.
: mechanical' bond issue not be a factor in your decision for the
: following reasons. One, when bonding to cured epoxy, the
: mechanical bond aspect is over emphasized. Some chemical bonding
: does take place if the surface is clean and recently sanded.
: Secon, if the surface is clean and recently sanded, the
: resulting bond between the cured resin and the new resin is
: stronger than the shear and peel strengths of the wood (cedar
: certainly).

: Sam

Thanks guys. Looks like I had better do the job properly!!
I thought I had an elegant solution "Wrong".
I'l go with the majority opinion and then I'll post and let you know how it goes.

Regards Les C.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Deck glassing
Les Cheeseman -- 8/28/2011, 11:00 am
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Sam McFadden -- 8/28/2011, 5:26 pm
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Les Cheeseman -- 8/29/2011, 2:38 am
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Ric Moodie -- 8/28/2011, 6:44 pm
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Al Edie -- 8/28/2011, 9:07 pm
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2011, 1:34 am
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/29/2011, 5:17 am
Re: Strip: Deck glassing
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/29/2011, 8:09 am