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Re: Filler coat
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 6/21/1999, 12:14 am
In Response To: Filler coat (john)

If all you have is a seal coat and no glass, it would be a good idea to place the deck on the forms while you glass. Until you get one side glassed, the deck is fragile and can be flexed out of shape. Even after the outside is glassed, you should still be careful with it, and make sure it's in the right shape before glassing the inside.

> In Nick's book under the section the next coat he says to leave the deck
> on forms for several days while the resin is curing .What I whould like to
> know is it ok to leave my deck off the forms for this long or do I need to
> put it back on before I do the filler coat it has a sealer coat on it .
> THANK YOU. John Delin

Messages In This Thread

Filler coat
john -- 6/19/1999, 11:36 pm
Re: Filler coat
Ross Leidy -- 6/21/1999, 12:14 am