I guess the easiest is to sand it and add some clear gelcoat or gelcoat anyways to solve it. The problem is that I can't find clear gelcoat...
@ondarvr thank you. There isn't any air in the laminate; maybe it looks like that because of the color it gets after adding aerosil plus I didn't...
Hi all, I used a carbon tape to join the deck with the hull of a kayak (see attached picture) with epoxy measured very carefully. I add a little...
Thanks all for the info. Just an update that everything went well with the foam, plug and the mold. I released today the mold (very easy) and all...
Hi all, I read somewhere but can't find the source again that it is possible to add the twill cloth dry on the foam, then on top of the cloth...
@ondarvr you are right; the final test where I used only epoxy worked fine and I manage to release the test part. I am using EPS200 foam, this is...
An update; my first attempt was a failure as the mold stuck to wherever I had applied a putty (not epoxy). I'm sure about that as I was taking...
I see no point putting a frame on this foam as it is very fragile and the chances to break apart from the frame are like 99%. I can't find a...
Latest update, I've build the sample mold but it seems impossible to release it without destroying the foam plug. I manage to get a small gap and...
I don't know about other constructions but for sea kayaks the power sanders are very little used....nearly everything soon or later has to be done...
When I finish with it, I will test with the deckfittings and then we will adjust the CAD. That is the easy part....the difficult is the sanding.....
An update. I print a small part (near the stern) which has a few difficult shapes to make a test. [IMG] It needs a cloth as it is very fragile...
@ondarvr after the primer and some sanding if I Put a layer of glass (~150gr) and sand it again a little bit, do you spray again primer over it...
I'm reading carefully @wet feet all the posts, I just don't have anything to add yet!
