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Glass tape weave showing at butt seams
By:John Fuller
Date: 9/22/1999, 10:47 pm

Long time lurker and first time builder having a blast. Quick question:

I have just wet out the hull of my Arctic Tern with epoxy and am ready to glass but can still see the weave from the glass tape on a couple of the panels butt seams. I got the impression from the manual that they would clear themselves out which in retrospect was probably a silly idea. I'm wondering if I should try sanding back down to the tape and wetting it out again? I think that my biggest concern is messing up in glassing the whole hull, it is an absolute work of art at the moment and I would hate to spoil the beautiful look of the wood/grain by not being able to get it completly clear during the next step. Thank you very much to all, I sure have learned alot keeping up with this board!

Messages In This Thread

Glass tape weave showing at butt seams
John Fuller -- 9/22/1999, 10:47 pm
Re: Glass tape weave showing at butt seams
Jay King -- 9/24/1999, 5:06 pm
You're not halucinating...
Dean Trexel -- 9/23/1999, 5:43 pm
weaving & butt plates
erez -- 9/23/1999, 8:29 pm
what dean said
lee -- 9/23/1999, 8:15 pm
Re: Glass tape weave showing at butt seams
lee -- 9/23/1999, 12:19 am
Re: Glass tape weave showing at butt seams
erez -- 9/22/1999, 11:42 pm
Re: Guzzler 500
Jack -- 9/23/1999, 12:09 pm
Re: Guzzler 500
Shawn Baker -- 9/24/1999, 6:15 pm
Re: Guzzler 500
erez -- 9/25/1999, 12:57 am
how to install a Guzzler 500
erez -- 9/23/1999, 8:50 pm
Re: how to install a Guzzler 500
Jack -- 9/24/1999, 9:19 am
Re: how to install a Guzzler 500
erez -- 9/25/1999, 1:26 am
Guzzler 500
Pete Roszyk -- 9/23/1999, 8:51 am