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Re: From experience, which method is best?
By:Pete Rudie
Date: 3/31/1999, 11:48 am
In Response To: Re: From experience, which method is best? (Jay Babina)

If during the stripping operation you run duct tape on the unglued edge of one sheer strip before stripping the other side, you don't have to fuss with wax paper and a putty knife. Epoxy won't stick to the shiny side, and tape won't get in your way like wax paper does. You can stick it down so the glass drapes over the sheer without gaps and bubbles, and if necessay you can tape additional masking to the shiny side of the tape.

> Method 3. Strip the entire boat with no glue between the shear strips.
> Sand it. Slip plastic between the deck and hull and glass the deck or hull
> outside while on the forms. Remove it. Then glasss the other half.

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From experience, which method is best?
Brian Barnett -- 3/31/1999, 7:05 am
Re: From experience, which method is best?
Paul Woolson -- 3/31/1999, 12:59 pm
Re: From experience, which method is best?
Jay Babina -- 3/31/1999, 9:01 am
Re: From experience, which method is best?
Pete Rudie -- 3/31/1999, 11:48 am
Re: From experience, which method is best?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/31/1999, 10:09 am
Re: From experience, which method is best?
Ross Leidy -- 3/31/1999, 9:22 am
Re: From experience, which method is best?
Mac Buhler -- 3/31/1999, 5:46 pm