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Re: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
By:Glen Smith
Date: 4/23/2010, 6:46 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass (Bryan Ledahl)

: i'm almost done fiberglassing the hull on my strip kayak. Nick's
: book states that you should let the fiberglass cure for
: "several days" before removing it from the forms. Is
: it going to hurt anything if I remove it after an overnight cure
: so I can start on the deck? Thanks for all the help.

I did this once. I flipped the hull over onto carpeted sling supports. The carpeting left an imprint in the epoxy, requiring more sanding than normally necessary.

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Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
Bryan Ledahl -- 4/23/2010, 6:29 pm
Re: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 9:27 am
Re: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2010, 6:53 am
Re: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
PatrickC -- 4/24/2010, 1:21 am
Re: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
george jung -- 4/23/2010, 11:59 pm
Re: Epoxy: cure time for fiberglass
Glen Smith -- 4/23/2010, 6:46 pm