Giving up on polyester for repair work. Even with mat my results are suspect. I've never had bonding issues with epoxy and not willing to gamble...
Ok so mat acts as a binder? I figured since it was all laid up wet it would cure as one matrix. Most of my laminating experience is with epoxies...
Hello Boat design community. I am planning for my upcoming rebuild project and have a question about polyester resins. I laid up a test panel of...
this is an mdf plug that will be going in the trash so gelcoat it is! thanks!
i do have an understanding of the materials as i work with many different two part resins including epoxies,two part silicones and ester resins...
i am in the process of making a plug for a fiberglass cooler. is it absolutely necessary to use duratec on the surface or can i get away with...
exactly!!
those air bubbles that wont wet out ir go away may be just contaminates on your cloth/mat. areas contaminted with grease or whatever else from...
ok i have a 90hp mercury 2 stroke 1993 model year. the motor has a miss. every time it misses there is pressure going back into the crankcase and...
i'll take some better pictures tommorrow and post them. thanks for the reply!
done. thanks for the help. i blew it off then wet it out with epoxy and let it set for a couple of hours then laid glass. :D
yeah it is just basically the dust from chopping off some and sanding it level
what solvent is safe to use for cleaning high density pore foam before glassing over it to seal it? i think acetone will dissolve it so i want to...
no problem and happy holidays to you also!!:D
with composites you have a few choices. you have nidacore,Divinycell ,corecell,coosa board and others. i have not used any of theese so i can't...
i think what he means is use epoxy resin and make sure the bulkhead is completely encapsulated. if it were me i would use wood and epoxy make sure...
when choosing your marine grade wood. try to use the wood that has more plies. ie if you have a choice of 1/4" with 3ply and 1/4" 5 ply. go with...
whay don't you gain some experience with th build methods of the phantoms by building the canoe first? free plans...
thanks jeff!
that's wierd. i just tried them and they worked for me. can someone let me know if they work for them or not?
