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glassing a coastal
By:Bill Light
Date: 10/31/1997, 11:36 am

I am at the point of fiberglassing a Guillemot coastal. This is
my first experience with strippers and fiberglassing. The epoxy
appears to flow like honey in my 65 degree basement. This gives it
it a somewhat lumpy appearance with bubbles, holes and some sparse
coverage areas. I am either not handy with a squeegee or the West
System epoxy does flow better when a touch warmer. I am using 105
epoxy with 207 hardner. So far, I have a sealer coat, the glass and
three roller applied coats on the bottom of the hull. I figure to
sand and put on a final coat after I get the rest of the hull and the
deck finished and glassed together. It should be warmer here in Mass.
then. Questions:
Does heating the containers of the stuff help?
Will coats of varnish fill the sanded off bubbles?
How many coats should I put on the inside?
What does amine blush look/feel like?
Thanks,

Bill


Messages In This Thread

glassing a coastal
Bill Light -- 10/31/1997, 11:36 am
Re: glassing a coastal
Jim Gabriel -- 10/31/1997, 9:45 am
Re: glassing a coastal
Dave Kruger -- 10/31/1997, 9:27 am
Re: glassing a coastal
Nick Schade -- 10/31/1997, 11:42 am