Need help with fairing compond

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  1. mrdeepseafisher
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    mrdeepseafisher New Member

    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.
     
    mrdeepseafisher, Apr 24, 2006
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  2. yokebutt
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    yokebutt Boatbuilder

    Use a bit of silica powder to make the microballoons behave.

    Yoke.
     
    yokebutt, Apr 25, 2006
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