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Re: Fiberglass Tape Edge
By:Spidey
Date: 3/28/2000, 10:48 pm
In Response To: Fiberglass Tape Edge (Mike Brack)

Hi Mike;

I'll be doing the same thing for the 1st time on Saturday, so I've been looking into feathering layers of glass. I received a new "how-to" book yesterday (Ocean Kayak by Stejskat) and he recommendends feathering with a scraper instead of sanding (don't fuzz that glass) - but instead of a standard cabinet scraper that cuts with a burr, it looks like he's using a "bladed" scraper. Sounds like a workable plan. I have in the past looked at the scrapers at my local Ace Hardware, and they have a whole rack of different shapes and sizes, pull & push, convex and flat, many using replaceable blades.

Of course, if you're like me and a number of the other posters here, you'll probably sharpen the new razor-like scraper before you ever use it, and wonder what they offer replacement blades for . . . 8-)

Good luck, Spidey

Messages In This Thread

Fiberglass Tape Edge
Mike Brack -- 3/28/2000, 9:36 pm
Re: Fiberglass Tape Edge
Vaclav -- 3/29/2000, 4:48 pm
Re: Fiberglass Tape Edge
Al Bratton -- 3/29/2000, 8:02 am
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Mike Hanks -- 3/29/2000, 1:28 am
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Robert -- 3/29/2000, 6:07 am
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Spidey -- 3/28/2000, 10:48 pm
Re: Fiberglass Tape Edge
Jerry -- 3/28/2000, 9:58 pm
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Chris Dore -- 3/28/2000, 9:44 pm
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lee -- 3/28/2000, 9:51 pm
Re: Fiberglass Tape Edge
Shawn Baker -- 3/28/2000, 9:39 pm