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Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
By:Robert l
Date: 8/30/2012, 12:36 pm
In Response To: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures (Gordon)

Hi Gordon

First step, take a deep breath and relax. Your research will pay off.
When you lay the cloth out on a bias you are only moving the cloth off a longitudinal plane by a foot or so.

So the cloth does lay on a diagonal but only as far as the width of the cloth will allow. Closer look at the video may show the cloth overhanging the boat is longer on one side. I do not bother with this myself, never had a problem that needed a fix.

The seal coat is a very good idea. It helps reduce potential problems during wet out of the cloth. I suggest you do this as a first timer. I will always do a seal coat.

Tip, make sure your temps are high, I like 80+ degrees and that temps are falling during your seal and wet out. Apply epoxy with a roller, pop bubbles with a heat gun, level and remove extra epoxy with a squeegee.

Wear safety gear

Robert, visionary

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Gordon -- 8/30/2012, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Robert l -- 8/30/2012, 12:36 pm
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Gordon -- 8/30/2012, 1:53 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 8/30/2012, 2:47 pm
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Marc Upchurch -- 8/30/2012, 8:34 pm
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Gordon -- 8/31/2012, 7:58 am
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Etienne Muller -- 8/30/2012, 1:37 pm
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/30/2012, 4:25 pm
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James -- 8/30/2012, 9:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 8/31/2012, 3:58 am
Re: Strip: Fiberlassing procedures
george jung -- 8/31/2012, 9:38 pm