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Re: Bubbles under glass
By:Larry C.
Date: 4/9/2001, 9:48 pm
In Response To: Bubbles under glass (Dale Jeffers)

: Yesterday I glassed the cockpit coaming to the deck on my Guillemot and I
: ended up with hundreds of bubbles where the coaming and deck meet. This
: was not outgassing (I know outgassing from building my canoe) but the
: result of the glass lifting at the right angle formed at the joint. I
: pushed the glass back in place over and over until the epoxie kicked.
: Today I tried drilling and filling with a syringe but to no avail. I will
: remove the epoxie from the joint with a Dremel and redo it but how do I
: prevent a repetition of this? I used 6oz 1.5 inch tape and Raka. The Raka
: was great to work with on the hull and deck, much easier and no odor as
: compared to the West.

Dale,
I used a fillet of thickened epoxy to smooth the transition and used 4 oz strips of bias cut cloth instead of tape. I rarely use tape anymore. The bias cloth cut with a fabric cutter, makes it easier to follow the curves.

Larry C.

Messages In This Thread

Bubbles under glass
Dale Jeffers -- 4/9/2001, 8:04 pm
Re: Bubbles under glass
Larry C. -- 4/9/2001, 9:48 pm
Re: Got no bias
Geo. Cushing -- 4/10/2001, 12:23 pm
Slick Trick
Rob Macks -- 4/10/2001, 11:58 am
Re: Slick Trick
mike allen ---> -- 4/10/2001, 3:17 pm
foam trick
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/10/2001, 10:22 pm
Re: foam trick
John Monfoe -- 4/11/2001, 8:29 am
Re: Bubbles under glass
Arthur -- 4/9/2001, 8:18 pm
Re: Bubbles under glass
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/10/2001, 9:34 am
Re: Bubbles under glass
Roger Conrad -- 4/9/2001, 11:56 pm
Re: Bubbles under glass
daren neufeld -- 4/9/2001, 8:29 pm