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Old 04-24-2006, 09:09 PM
mrdeepseafisher mrdeepseafisher is offline
 
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Need help with fairing compond

I have been making major modifications to a 26' John Allmand and have been mixing glass micro-balloons with polyester resin. The home-made mix does not spread as easy as the store bought stuff. Should I switch the type of filler I am using or should I using this mix for the rough fairing and switch to a high build primer for final fairing? If I use the high build primer should I use the Duratec (gray) or something else? Thanks for the help.
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Old 04-25-2006, 01:16 AM
yokebutt yokebutt is offline
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Use a bit of silica powder to make the microballoons behave.

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