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Strip: Fiberglassing / sanding
By:eric Platou
Date: 4/29/2011, 10:36 am

With weather finally turing a bit warmer these days I can proceed with the fiberglassing I have been waiting all winter to start. I asked earlier about the sequence I need to follow and am clear about that. Except the first step. I guess I should rather say "clear as mud". My question is this. I will be using system three as my epoxy, the first step is to brush on a "soaking coat" on too the deck so that it saturates the wood. Then lay the fiberglass on. Here is my question. Do I let that first coat dry completely first? That would mean that I should do some light sanding before I lay on the fiberglass, right. Or do I just let it cure a little then lay the fiberglass on? This concerns me though because I would image that I would get wrinkles and have difficulty in manuvering the glass. but I had heard that the best bond is to build a chemical bond. I know I am just too cautious and asking silly questions but I want no mistakes at this stage. I will try to capture a picture and attach it so you can see what I have done so far. The wood working was fun, this fiberglassing is not my thing. But understandably necesary.

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Strip: Fiberglassing / sanding
eric Platou -- 4/29/2011, 10:36 am
Re: Strip: Fiberglassing / sanding
Clayton Plunkett -- 4/29/2011, 11:30 am
Re: Strip: Fiberglassing / sanding
eric Platou -- 4/29/2011, 3:49 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/30/2011, 4:44 am
Re: Strip: Fiberglassing / sanding
Farback -- 4/29/2011, 11:36 am