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Re: Spots of unwettable fiberglass
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 7/13/1999, 4:53 pm
In Response To: Spots of unwettable fiberglass (Ed Valley)

Sounds like something could have been spilled on the cloth (assuming that nothing was spilled on the wood). You could spot-patch those areas by sanding-off the cloth and putting on a fresh piece and rewet. You will have to determine if its worth the extra effort. If you do sand-off the circles, try not to hit bare wood because it will result in a slight color difference when re-wet. If the epoxy never wet-out the circles, if you leave them, you could have delamination problems later if the circles never adhered to the wood.

Ross

> I have finally glassed both sides of the deck and the exterior of the
> hull, and will do the interior of the hull tonight on my Guillemot
> Expedition Single. I used 8.9oz satin weave glass and Fiberlay's medium
> speed epoxy. I handled the glass carefully, and in a 3 or 4 spots, ranging
> in size from half dollar to silver dollar (eisenhower, not anthony), ovals
> and circles, that refused to wet out. They just stayed dry, like they had
> been contaminated with something. I eventually did force some epoxy into
> the spots, and pressed them firmly to the wood, but they never went
> completely clear. I am resigned to their presence, but I'm curious as to
> how they got there. Any ideas?

> Thanks in advance.

> Ed Valley

Messages In This Thread

Spots of unwettable fiberglass
Ed Valley -- 7/13/1999, 1:48 pm
Re: Spots of unwettable fiberglass
Ross Leidy -- 7/13/1999, 4:53 pm