That look great. Is the next step gel coat or more glass still?
The R word... rot
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kidfreediver
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Looks good remember take ur time sanding flat and hiding the seams if there is pores in the glass sand them down a bit and mix up a batch of cab o sil and spread then and evenly to fill in
akholmes
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Thanks all for the kind words on the glass. I watched "Boatworkstoday" enough times on YouTube I should be a pro by now! Ha
Next up is gelcoat. I had spoken with parker about this project a few months back and they were kind enough to send me enough gelcoat to redo the nonskid on the entire boat! I couldn't thank them enough. So today I'm going to remove the shrink wrap and start cleaning with acetone for new nonskid!
Next up is gelcoat. I had spoken with parker about this project a few months back and they were kind enough to send me enough gelcoat to redo the nonskid on the entire boat! I couldn't thank them enough. So today I'm going to remove the shrink wrap and start cleaning with acetone for new nonskid!
Bryan 2530
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I know you already did the job, but epoxy and polyester laminating resin are not compatible.
They will separate over time. Most epoxy produces an Amine Blush upon curing that needs to be removed before the next layer is put on, Poly laminating resin cannot overcome that.
Which laminating resin did you use?
They will separate over time. Most epoxy produces an Amine Blush upon curing that needs to be removed before the next layer is put on, Poly laminating resin cannot overcome that.
Which laminating resin did you use?
akholmes
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Bryan 2530":b3mfmbo1 said:
You referring to my use of Gitrot before poly glass layup?
I knew of that rule of thumb and put a good bit of thought and research into it before I went that route... I contacted Boatlife and spoke with them. Their guy told me it would be no problem. And I also removed the blush after the git-rot set up for 2+ weeks with 50grit. I felt confident in the fact that I was only using the gitrot on a very small section in the center of my repair where Poly resin would surround it on all sides.
Anyway... thats that. We'll see how it lasts long term! I used Hi-Bond Boatyard Laminating Resin.
akholmes
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Another contributing factor to my decision to go for the gitrot+poly was this guy's epoxy + poly experiment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwS4YgoGFm8
Granted... gitrot isn't West System brand which is what he used for the experiment... but it still gave me a bit of confidence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwS4YgoGFm8
Granted... gitrot isn't West System brand which is what he used for the experiment... but it still gave me a bit of confidence.
akholmes
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Sully":3d7j6jbf said:
Thats the one I meant to link to... thanks!
Yeah... it sure is some food for thought and I have the real world experiment going on in my cockpit! haha
akholmes
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kidfreediver
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Must have a lot of time on ur hands that would of took me a least a week to do with cure time and limited time. Look good from here can't wait for the close ups
Wow!! That looks better than new. Great job!
