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Re: Any suggestions?
By:Robert Woodard
Date: 12/9/1998, 5:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Any suggestions? (Nick Schade)

> Make sure you have a good radius on any corners. A minimum of 1/8"
> radius is necessary to let the bias-cut glass conform. A larger radius is
> easier.

> Glass is not required on the lip, though it is a good idea. You should
> glass the inside of the coaming.

> Try sanding the transition between the deck and the coaming more to ease
> the corner. Use fairly wide strips of bias-cut glass (3 or 4 inches). It
> should not be that hard to make the glass conform.

I took your sugestions and one other (to use short 8 inch long pieces of glass) and it is working out to where it will at least work. I had to give up on getting the glass to stick to the bottom edge of the lip. I ran the glass straight down the edge of the lip and I'll go back and trim it off once it firms up. Rounding the edges helped a LOT. Air still keeps getting under the glass around the lip, but not nearly as bad. At least it is down to where I can just inject it once it is dry.

I also put a filet of thickened epoxy under the lip for a little added strength. I thought the filet would help hold the glass to the underside of the lip also but it didn't work out that way.

Feeling much better tonight, I really let it get to me last night for some reason. Even after I dropped it and split it in half a few weeks ago I didn't get as irked as last night. After getting half the coaming glassed tonight I'm sure I can get this portion of the project done.

Thanks,

Woody

Messages In This Thread

Any suggestions?
Robert Woodard -- 12/8/1998, 8:51 pm
Re: Any suggestions?
Nick Schade -- 12/9/1998, 9:09 am
Re: Any suggestions?
Robert Woodard -- 12/9/1998, 5:54 pm
Re: One
Pete -- 12/9/1998, 7:39 pm