Epoxy versus polyester

Discussion in 'Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building' started by rturbett, Feb 24, 2006.

  1. rturbett
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    rturbett Senior Member

    I've used West epoxy an cloth to make small repairs on glass hulls, with excellent results. If I were to do a large hole repair-1 sq. ft- would there be any reason to go out and get polyester resin to match the hull construction, or am I still ok using epoxy? (not to imply that I'm ok in any other sense...:cool: )
    Thanks,
    Rob
     
    rturbett, Feb 24, 2006
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  2. fiberglass jack
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    fiberglass jack Senior Member

    epoxy is much better than poly any day much more macahanical property and will bond better to poly than poly to poly
     
    fiberglass jack, Feb 25, 2006
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