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Re: Hatch Sealing Channels
By:Jim Pace
Date: 4/28/2001, 7:12 am
In Response To: Re: Hatch Sealing Channels (Ross Leidy)

: I think I bought my roll at a supermarket. The contact paper will cover the
: area in one sheet (for all but the very large hatches) and releases easily
: from epoxy. I only wish the sticky side was stickier. You can get puckers
: in the hatch lip because the plastic can lift up too easily. 3M clear
: packing tape is a little stickier and is an even better release surface,
: but you have to apply overlapping strips.

: Ross

I know what you mean about the wimpy adhesive on the contact paper. I was having trouble keeping the paper tight against the deck interior so I used a tip from Spidey's site and covered the whole layup with a plastic garbage bag and piled about 10 lbs. of damp sand on top of it. This kept everything tight while the epoxy set.

Jim

Messages In This Thread

Hatch Sealing Channels
Scott Dollmeyer -- 4/27/2001, 8:35 pm
Re: Hatch Sealing Channels *Pic*
Spidey -- 4/27/2001, 10:08 pm
Re: Hatch Sealing Channels
Don Beale -- 4/28/2001, 10:45 am
Re: Hatch Sealing Channels
Spidey -- 4/28/2001, 3:41 pm
Re: Hatch Sealing Channels
Jim Pace -- 4/27/2001, 8:52 pm
Re: Hatch Sealing Channels
Ross Leidy -- 4/27/2001, 10:54 pm
Re: Hatch Sealing Channels
Jim Pace -- 4/28/2001, 7:12 am
The kind you put on shelves *NM*
Dale Frolander -- 4/27/2001, 9:32 pm