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Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
By:Wayne
Date: 4/16/2012, 9:04 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair (Wayne )

: I'm pretty sure I hate the needle method, having now tried it and
: found it frustrating, difficult and messy. Once the epoxy cures
: I can find out if I've done more harm than good. Next time I
: think I'll just excise the bubble.

Well it wasnt a complete disaster but I suspect I've made it more difficult for myself in the long run. Without having someone else,s boat to practice on (volunteers?) there was just no way I could seat the needle and glass interface to inject resin under pressure. Its obvious in hindsight that some of you have done this on unpigmented hulls, but mine is painted so the bubbles don't turn clear and you can't see what is happening inside. What all this leads to is not being able to tell if the bubble is filled or not, and lots of mess. I don't think the edges of the larger bubbles filled completely, and there was no way to know that. So I'll probably have to redo the whole thing in the not too distant future.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: S&G bubble repair
Wayne -- 4/7/2012, 12:17 pm
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
ancient kayaker -- 4/7/2012, 11:32 pm
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
Wayne -- 4/8/2012, 1:14 am
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2012, 1:56 am
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
Jay Babina -- 4/8/2012, 7:57 am
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
Wayne -- 4/9/2012, 7:30 pm
Inject resin- tiny input, use force
mick allen -- 4/9/2012, 8:20 pm
Re: Inject resin- tiny input, use force
Wayne -- 4/9/2012, 9:19 pm
Re: Inject resin- tiny input, use force
Don T -- 4/9/2012, 10:22 pm
Syringe techniques *PIC*
mick allen -- 4/9/2012, 10:46 pm
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
Wayne -- 4/15/2012, 3:36 pm
Re: S&G: S&G bubble repair
Wayne -- 4/16/2012, 9:04 pm