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Re: Squeegee use
By:Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 7/1/2009, 4:39 pm
In Response To: Squeegee use (Robert N Pruden)

: I glassed my Night Heron S&G yesterday using a squeegee for the everything
: except the stern and bow where I used a polyester throw-away brush. There
: are no bubbles under the glass and it went on very smoothly. The job took
: me under 1 1/2 hrs using large batches of epoxy - garage temperature
: roughly 69 F. I dumped copious amounts of epoxy on the center of the hull
: and spread it out quickly, using strokes that alternated in opposite
: directions to keep the glass stretched not too tightly over the wood. Had
: I used a roller the job would have taken a lot longer (prior experience
: speaking) and I may or may not have had to worry about bubbles.

: Once you get the glass down and epoxied, go over it with gloved hands and a
: brush and tap out any bubbles with epoxy-wet bristles...that does the
: trick quite nicely.

: Robert N Pruden

Inside or outside?

Rob

Messages In This Thread

Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen question *LINK*
uga_danny -- 6/26/2009, 6:56 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/26/2009, 8:33 pm
Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 6/30/2009, 3:48 pm
Re: Squeegee use
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/1/2009, 4:39 pm
Re: Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 7/2/2009, 9:32 am
Re: Squeegee use
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/2/2009, 11:02 am
Re: Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 7/2/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
uga_danny -- 6/26/2009, 8:47 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest *LINK*
Chris Sperry -- 6/27/2009, 1:12 am
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
James -- 6/27/2009, 8:46 pm