advice on epoxy and polyester

Discussion in 'Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building' started by craigathome, Feb 20, 2006.

  1. craigathome
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    craigathome Junior Member

    I am new to fiber-glassing and unsure about the adhesive qualities between polyester and epoxy. I was led to believe that because my boat was made from polyester that I should be using polyester and not epoxy. the reasoning was that the 2 do not bond well together, yet most of the forum discussions I have read say to use epoxy.
    for anyone who is interested i have my boat restoration project posted on,
    www.shareaproject.com project number (106)
    thank you
    craigathome.
     
    craigathome, Feb 20, 2006
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  2. wdnboatbuilder
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    What I can tell you is, epoxy will stick to poly but poly WILL not stick to epoxy.
     
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