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Removing uncured fiberglass
By:Ed Gandorf
Date: 4/4/2000, 3:26 pm

Well, I attempted to start my new Coho kit. I put together the SystemIII epoxy pumps, and had a real problem getting the hardner pump to work correctly - it almost seemed like the BB at the bottom of the pump wasn't letting any harder through. Finally, I was able to pump some foamy hardner into my mixing container, but certainly wasn't able to accurately measure the 2 pumps to 1 pump mixture instructions.

Anyway, I wound up not putting in enough hardner into the epoxy mixture. After a day of drying, the epoxy still wasn't hard - just barely starting to gel. I was able to pull the planks apart (I was gluing planks together into one 17.5 ft length). Using some denatured alcohol and a paint scraper, I got most of the epoxy layer off the planks.

My question is - should I scrub down the glued area of the planks with alcohol again? Should I attempt to sand off the uncured epoxy (the epoxy application area is still tacky)? Or some other method to completely remove the original epoxy?

Or, should I just reglue the planks using a proper epoxy mixture?

TIA Ed

Messages In This Thread

Removing uncured fiberglass
Ed Gandorf -- 4/4/2000, 3:26 pm
Re: Removing uncured resin
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/4/2000, 4:49 pm
Nevertheless paul, Good answers (NT)
Doug K -- 4/4/2000, 8:31 pm
Re: Removing uncured resin
Julie Kanarr -- 4/4/2000, 5:05 pm
Oops !
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/4/2000, 10:10 pm
Re: Oops !
Julie Kanarr -- 4/5/2000, 12:42 am
Re: Removing uncured fiberglass
Julie Kanarr -- 4/4/2000, 3:44 pm